Travel Cath Lab Tech - $2,892 per week in Grand Blanc, MI

Cath Lab Tech Location: Grand Blanc, MI Agency: Cynet Health Pay: $2,892 per week Shift Information: Days - 4 days x 10 hours Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP About the Position Job Title: Cardiac Cath Lab Tech II Profession: Cardiac Cath Lab Technician Specialty: - Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Full-time, weekdays Hours per Shift: 6:30 AM - 5 PM Experience: Minimum 1-2 years of experience in a cath/EP lab. License: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) or Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) or Radiology Technologist (ARRT) with Cardiac Interventional (CI) or Vascular Interventional (VI). Certifications: ACLS and BLS required. Must-Have: - Strong scrub tech experience across all cath/EP procedures. - Ability to scrub for all types of heart caths, peripheral vascular, structural heart, and EP procedures. - Knowledge of Merge Hemo documentation system preferred. - Comfortable working both independently and within a multidisciplinary team. - Excellent customer service skills, including communication, ownership, understanding, motivation, sensitivity, excellence, teamwork, and respect. Description: Demonstrates understanding of cardiac, vascular, respiratory, and renal physiology and pathology. Assists with orientation and training of Cath Lab staff. Responsible for special projects and may include participation in relevant committees. Adheres to the principles of medical ethics as applied to the role of the Cardiac Cath Lab Tech II. Demonstrates thorough understanding of ECG and related medical terminology. Recognizes ECG waveform morphology, wave patterns and their significance, including lethal arrhythmias. Recognizes and interprets ECG changes occurring in heart chamber enlargement and myocardial infarctions and responds appropriately. Lists and describes the most common cardiac pathologies, including symptoms and treatments. Demonstrates understanding of cardiac medications (generic and trade names) and the pharmacokinetic actions related to cardiac and vascular functions. Properly documents medications, including indications for administration and dosages. Recognizes and alerts physicians to abnormalities with clinical laboratory values for arterial blood gases, electrolytes, hemoglobin, BUN, and creatinine. Demonstrates knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and is able to perform all components as a Cardiac Cath Lab Tech II during a cardiac arrest. Monitors diagnostic cardiac catheter procedures. Intervenes appropriately during and after a lethal arrhythmia using ACLS standards if warranted. Identifies coronary anatomy in cine angiographic projections. Identifies cardiac pressure waveforms and informs the Interventional Cardiologist when applicable. Calculates basic hemodynamic parameters using the recording computer. Records catheterization events in the database computer. Understands the necessary supplies required, provides them, and sets up a table for diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Describes the fundamental steps in a diagnostic heart catheterization and safely monitors patients during the procedure. Performs cardiac outputs, O2 saturations, and ACT (Activated Clotting Time) measurements. Monitors percutaneous interventions and differentiates between PTCA, directional and mechanical rotation atherectomy. Demonstrates full understanding of all extraction devices such as angiojet, rotoblator, and laser revascularization devices. Explains the indications and potential complications of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Identifies the benefits of supplementing angiographic imaging with intravascular ultrasound and Doppler velocimetry technologies. Describes the indications for electrophysiologic testing, permanent pacemaker implant, and therapeutic ablation of dysrhythmias and implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Identifies the main components of the Cath Lab fluoroscopy system and gains the ability to utilize all necessary components to ensure that the physician has the appropriate visibility to perform the procedure. Physical Demands/Working Conditions: Ability to scrub in a sterile environment for an undetermined amount of time. Ability to wear lead aprons weighing up to 5 lbs. for an undetermined amount of time. With team assistance as needed, ability to lift patients to and from a stretcher/bed to a procedure table. With team assistance as needed, ability to push a bed or stretcher with an immobilized patient on it. Education: High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent. Graduate of an accredited program in Allied Health Sciences (e.g., cardiovascular technology, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, or cardiac or vascular sonography, or equivalent academic program and experience). Requirements Required for Onboarding ACLS BLS Pharmacology Skills Checklist Specialty Exam