Travel Cath Lab Technologist - $2,854 per week

About the role

TotalMed Allied is seeking a travel Cath Lab Technologist (Allied Cath Lab Technologist - Travel) for an immediate 13‑week assignment in Bloomington, Illinois. The position entails 36 hours per week worked in 9‑hour day shifts. As a Cath Lab Technologist you will prepare procedure rooms and patients, operate and quality‑control equipment, assist physicians during diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures, record hemodynamic and angiographic data, monitor patient status, and participate in life‑saving measures.

Responsibilities

• Preparing the Cardiac Lab procedure rooms by ensuring adequate stock is available and in working condition, including instrument sterilization if applicable.
• Preparing patient and equipment for cardiac lab procedures by preparing site of entry, draping patient, arranging sterilized instruments and catheters, and calibrating and setting up pressure transducers and tubing.
• Operating and ensuring the quality control of all equipment utilized in the cardiac cath lab.
• Knowledge of all related equipment within the laboratory.
• Scrubbing in during procedures, assisting the physician in maneuvering catheters.
• Obtaining and recording hemodynamic, electrical, and angiographic data by operating hemodynamic and electrical amplifiers and digital and line fluoroscopic equipment.
• Monitoring the patient's hemodynamic status during procedures in the cardiac cath lab.
• Participating in life-saving measures such as defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Cath Lab Rads should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean or stoop without difficulty.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience (some references note 2 years of experience).
• Current BLS