Travel Cath Lab Technologist
Rapid City, SD
Premier Medical Staffing Services
4x10 hrs, Days

HIGHLIGHTS:
- Will you accept a traveler with 1-year experience? No, 2 years minimum with coronary, complex PCI and peripheral experience
- Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if well qualified with 4 or more years experience
- Required Certifications/Education:
- A 2-year associates degree in a science-related field, with peripheral/endovascular experience (for example: AS in EMT w/ cath lab experience)
- OR
- An RCIS/ARRT/RCVT certification, with peripheral/endovascular experience

Tech Skills Required:
- 2 years minimum with coronary, complex PCI, and peripheral experience
- Tech must be able to perform table movement (panning)
- Arrhythmia recognition and treatment, critical patient assessment skills
- Assist contrast delivery device
- Need to know IABP, Impella, Rotoblator, Penumbra, ballon pump procedures
- Some structural heart experience preferred
- Charting System:
- EMR: EPIC (required)
- Epic Cupid (preferred)
- IV Pumps: Baxter
- Med Dispensing: Omnicell

Scheduling:
- Weekend rotation: Q3 weekends
- Will they be on call? Day shift call M-F 430-6pm, Weekend Sat 6am to Sun 6pm
- Night shift 6pm-6am: night shift guaranteed 12 hours whether working or not
- Variable rotation: 1 week of nights, 3 weeks days
- Attempt to group the shifts together so staff aren t frequently switching back and forth between days and nights.
- Days are (4) 10-hour shifts and Night are (3) 12-hour shifts.
- Holiday Expectations: possibly 1 per assignment
- Approval of time off? Must go through Manager

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
- Coronary artery disease, STEMI, cardiogenic shock, complex total occlusions, diagnostic Cath procedures, valvular disease, renal disease, carotid stenosis, limb salvage, peripheral stenosis, thrombosis disease, Impella insertion, LVAD insertions, etc.

MORE INFORMATION:
- Level II Trauma Center
- Level III NICU
- Level II Pediatric Trauma
- On the Journey to Magnet Status Designation
- Primary Stroke and Chest Pain Center
- Teaching Hospital
- 417 Beds
- General Information
- Beds: 2 Cath labs, 2 Hybrid peripheral/OR
- Permanent staff must wait 1 full year to return as a traveler
- Support on the Unit:
- Manager or supervisor on site
- Charge nurse: M-F, 0600-1630
- Phlebotomy: N/A
- IV/VAT Team: N/A
- Floating: If yes, where?
- No, but may on occasion stay with a patient in PACU after a large bore sheath
- Will not have to float to IR or EP; each are separate departments
- Orientation: (facility and unit)
- 4 days (10 hr shifts)
- Other notes or things you want us to check/verify?
- Scrub Color: Procedural, provided
- Free Parking? Yes