Description

Cath Lab Tech
Location: Boise, ID
Agency: United Health Care Staffing
Pay: $3,000 to $3,500 per week
Shift Information: Days - 5 days x 8 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Responsibilities

• Procedural Scrubbing & Circulating: Scrub in and directly assist interventional cardiologists during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including cardiac catheterizations, coronary angioplasties, stenting, pacemakers, and ICD placements.

• Hemodynamic Waveform Monitoring: Operate advanced physiological recording software; continuously track, record, and interpret real-time hemodynamic waveforms, intracardiac pressures, and ECG changes during the procedure.

• Imaging System Operation: Position and operate single-plane or biplane fluoroscopic imaging equipment, manage automated contrast media injectors, and strictly enforce radiation safety measures (ALARA principles) within the suite.

• Emergency On-Call Rotation: Actively participate in the department's evening, night, and weekend emergency on-call pool to provide rapid-response coverage for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) and emergent cases.

Requirements

Job Requirements

• Certifications: Active national credential as a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) through CCI or a Registered Radiologic Technologist with a dedicated cardiac focus (ARRT-R or ARRT-CI).

• State Licensure: Active Medical Imaging Technologist license issued by the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) if required by your specific certification pathway.

• Experience: Minimum 1 to 2 years of recent, independent scrubbing and monitoring experience in an acute care hospital Cath Lab.

• Life Support: Active American Heart Association (AHA) BLS and ACLS certifications are mandatory.