Travel Cath Lab Technologist - $3,689 per week

About the role

TotalMed Allied is seeking a travel Cath Lab Technologist for a travel job in Palo Alto, California. We're looking for a Cardiac Catheterization Radiologist (Cath Lab Rad) for an immediate travel opening. The right Cath Lab Rad must have 1 year of experience. Cath Lab Rads assist doctors during advanced diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures such as cardiac catheterization, peripheral vascular procedures, and structural heart procedures in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, including scrubbing, monitoring and assisting providers as requested.

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

Requirements

• 1 year of experience
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification
• ARRT (R) certification (CI preferred) or CCI-RCIS certification
• State specific licensing when required
• Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean or stoop without difficulty

Schedule

• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days