Cath Lab Technologist
Martinsburg, WV
ADN Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Vascular IR Tech

Location: Martinsburg, West Virginia Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day shift, Monday to Friday, 0700 to 1530 (4 ten-hour days, 40 hours per week) Also Considering: CV Tech, Cath Lab Tech, EP Tech, and Vascular IR Tech

Required Qualifications

• Certified Radiologic Technologist (ARRT (R) verification)
• BLS and ACLS (AHA)
• West Virginia license. Rad Techs are required due to WV requirements with X-ray equipment.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the cath lab
• Must have experience with IABP and IVUS
• Does not accept RCIS

Preferred

• Familiarity with the Acist injector (automatic). Not a deal breaker, as it will be taught on the job.

Unit and Clinical Scope

• Unit: Cath Lab & IR
• Space: 7 suites holding rooms and 2 cath labs (2 bays and 5 rooms)
• Case volume: Averages 4 to 5 cases per day, ranging from 2 to 9
• Common cases: Adult cardiac cases only, including peripheral, cardiac cath, PCI, and devices
• Exclusions: Does not include EP cases or ablations. ICDs and pacers are included.
• Cath Lab team: 3-person team (2 RNs and 1 tech)
• Tech role: CV Rad Techs scrub and monitor
• Floating: May float to Non-Invasive CV at times to start IVs
• Charge/resource: Resource nurse role manages daily flow and assignments, and will take cases if needed

Call, Weekends, and Holidays

• Weekday call: Monday to Friday, 1530 to 0700, averaging about 15 days per month, which will decrease as permanent staff are added
• Additional call note: 10 to 11 call shifts per month, including weekends
• Weekends: Saturday and Sunday, 0700 to 0700 (same for techs and RNs)
• Holidays: Covered by 7-to-7 call

Orientation

• Floor-specific orientation of 2 shifts with a preceptor, followed by typically a "buddy call" for the cath lab

Work Environment and Support

• Scrubs: Provided. Rad Techs wear burgundy.
• Telemetry: Philips monitoring, hardwired at the bedside
• Ventilators: Managed by RT if on a vent, and RT stays in the control room
• RT coverage: Called from the ICU when needed
• Cardiology: On-call 24/7
• Pharmacy: 24/7, with Omnicell. Certain meds are mixed in the lab and pharmacy for several meds outlined in orientation.