Travel Cath Lab Tech - $3,418 per week

Specialty: Cath Lab Technologist | Discipline: Allied Health Professional

About the role

13-week travel assignment at a 252-bed, short-term acute-care Level III trauma center in New London, Connecticut. The department covers Cardiac Cath Lab, Electrophysiology (EP), and Interventional Radiology, with a primary focus on Cath Lab and EP procedures.

Shift: 4×10-hour days (7:00 AM – 5:30 PM), 40 hours per week. Call required every 5 days, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Room circulating, scrubbing, hemodynamic monitoring, and interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Perform diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterizations, PCI, PTCA, and permanent/temporary pacemaker procedures
• Assist with EP studies including arrhythmia induction, cardiac ablation, and AICD/pacemaker insertion and programming
• Maintain equipment and supply inventory; adhere to infection control and sterile technique protocols
• Procedures include LHC/RHC, PCI, STEMI response, temporary pacer, IABP insertion, Swan-Ganz catheterization, EP implants, ablations, and peripheral angiography
• 1:1 patient ratio; charting in Epic

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in specialty
• ACLS and BLS certification required
• ARRT certification required (license required if applicable)
• One of the following certifications: CCI RCIS, CCI CVI, or CVI
• Trauma Center experience at a large facility required
• Experience with vascular closure systems (Perclose, StarClose)
• Skilled in accurate monitoring, equipment setup, EKG lead placement, access site prep, and recognition of life-threatening arrhythmias
• Proficient in scrubbing and maintaining sterile field
• One professional reference required
• Flu vaccine required; no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required; exemptions for religious or medical reasons only

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, vision, and life insurance beginning day one of assignment
• Generous 401(k) match
• Substantial housing stipends
• 24/7 support and access to in-house clinicians
• Scrubs provided
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be auto-approved

Additional Information

• Local candidates not accepted if within 75 miles of the facility
• Returning staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible as a traveler
• First-time travelers may be considered if candidate has experience at a large trauma center
• Fluoroscopy equipment from Philips and Siemens, along with ultrasound and PACS systems