Cath Lab Technologist
Mount Vernon, Washington
Skagit Valley Hospital

Cath Lab Tech

Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Location: Mount Vernon, Washington Employment Type: Travel/Contract Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Day, 4 x 10-hour shifts (0730-1800), 40 hours per week
• Must be available to stay late to complete cases as required
• Weekends: Every 3rd weekend required
• Call: Required, 2 days a week and 1 weekend a month (weekends are Friday-Sunday)
• Floating: Not required
• Block scheduling: Willing to discuss during interview
• Time off: No RTO will be approved for Christmas
• Locals: Accepted
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid Cath Lab Technologist license in Washington
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Cath Lab Technologist, with experience within the last year
• RCIS or ARRT
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association

Competencies

• Competency exam (required)
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam (required as applicable)

Background and Documentation

• Background check completed within 30 days of start, covering all locations lived, worked, or attended school for the past 7 years (SSN trace, counties, nationwide, national sex offender registry, and education verification). International searches are not required.
• Foreign equivalency education evaluation, required if education was completed outside the US (other reports will be considered in addition to the preferred service)
• Two professional references completed within 1 year of start
• Photo for badge
• Confidentiality statement (review and sign)
• Crime disclosure statement (complete)
• Potential conflict of interest disclosure form (review policy and complete)
• Compliance checklist (completed by QM)

Health Requirements

• Tdap: Vaccine or signed declination
• TB: QuantiFERON Gold or T-SPOT within 12 months of start, or 2 PPDs administered within 30 days of each other and completed within 1 year of start. If positive, chest X-ray within 12 months of start. Does not need annual updates.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or positive titer. For low titers, 2 boosters after low titer are accepted (2nd booster may pend at start). Religious exemption accepted; if a low titer occurs after vaccines, new boosters are required.
• Varicella: 2 varicella vaccines or positive titer, with the same low-titer booster rules as MMR
• Hepatitis B: Documentation of 3 doses, positive titer, or signed declination form
• Drug testing: 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start; annual renewals not required
• Flu vaccination (2026-27): Vaccine or declination required during flu season (10/1 to 3/31). Candidates who decline must wear a mask. Work-off-record deadline is 12/01; candidates not meeting it will be pulled from the floor.

Additional Requirements

• Multi-state nurse licensing: RNs or LVNs using a multistate license from a state other than Washington must complete a 6-hour suicide prevention training from the WA Board of Nursing approved list before working in Washington with a compact license. Certification of completion is required.