Travel Cath Lab Tech - $3,157 per week
American Traveler · Arlington, VA · 2 mo ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
- Hours: 40 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring a Cath Lab / EP Technologist with experience in LHC, PCI, RHC, peripheral procedures, and advanced cardiac support devices for a 13-week contract in Virginia.
Details
- Work in a 4-lab cardiac catheterization suite operating Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Procedures include coronary angiography/PCI, CTOs, peripheral vascular, EP studies with possible ablations, pacemaker/BIV implants, TAVR, MitraClip, Watchman/Amulet, and mitral valve procedures
- Daily caseload of 25–30 cases across 4 labs
- 4x10-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- On-call required: 2–3 call shifts per week with 1–2 call weekends per 6-week period; must be within 30 miles / 30 minutes of the facility for on-call coverage
- Epic is the EMR used; all travelers must attend an Epic orientation class (accelerated or 2-day) unless they have been at this facility within the past 6 months
Requirements
- Required certifications: BLS and ACLS
- Must hold either RCIS or ARRT; if ARRT, an active VA or Compact state license is required — license required if applicable
- VA or Compact license must be active and in hand at time of consideration; pending licenses will not be accepted
- Hands-on experience required in LHC, LHC PCI, RHC, peripheral vascular procedures, Impella insertion, balloon pump, and Rotablator
- Required procedural skills: balloon angioplasty, PCI, stenting, thrombectomy, left and right heart catheterization, cardioversion
- Required general skills: scrubbing, monitoring, EKG, 12-lead EKG acquisition and rhythm interpretation, vital signs
- Driver's license and Social Security card required for consideration
Additional Information
- Preferred skills and experience include: circulation, IV starts, phlebotomy, Watchman procedures, septal closure, ablations, pacemaker/defibrillator device placement, sinus node rhythm interpretation, and Epic proficiency
- All travelers must attend an Epic orientation class; travelers with recent Epic experience may be eligible to test out with a one-day accelerated training
- Scrubs are provided
- Flu vaccine is required during flu season (October 1 – March 31); exemption requests must comply with CMS guidelines
- This is a smoke- and nicotine-free facility
- Candidates who were previously employed at this facility must wait one year before returning as a traveler
- RTO should be kept to a minimum; no time off requests will be approved after offer — all RTO must be submitted upfront and is approved at manager discretion; expect to work some holidays
- Floating, if required, is done in rotation with facility staff in accordance with Joint Commission standards