Cath Lab Technologist
Fargo, North Dakota
Sanford Medical Center Fargo

Cath Lab Tech

Location: Fargo, North Dakota Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days Hours: 10-hour shifts, 4 per week (40 hours/week)

Required Qualifications

• Valid Cath Lab Technologist license in North Dakota
• 2 years of Cath Lab Technologist experience, including experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Experience with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

Responsibilities and Procedures

• Scrub tech for cardiac angiograms and interventions, neuro angiograms and interventions, and vascular endograft and peripheral vascular angiograms and interventions
• Pacemaker implants and device cases
• Possible EP and structural heart work, based on candidate experience
• Left/right heart caths and PCI (rotablator, shockwave)
• Pericardiocentesis
• Intra-aortic balloon pump and Impella insertion/removal
• Peripheral vascular procedures
• Electrophysiology device insertion/removal (pacemakers, ICDs, loop recorders, etc.)
• PFO/ASD closure

Schedule and Call

• Monday through Friday, with 4-10 hour or 5-8 hour shifts
• Weekend call every 3rd to 4th weekend
• One night of call or late shift per week
• Call team of 4; candidates would not work alone

Unit Details

• 8 cath lab rooms with 1 procedure room
• No floating to other units or departments

Orientation

• Orientation is tailored to the candidate's experience level
• 1-2 days with an assigned mentor

Other Requirements

• All clinicians must badge in and out at the facility
• Scrubs are provided (Ceil Blue)
• Submissions must note whether the clinician has ever worked for the health system. Anyone who previously worked there must have an end date at least 6 months before the submission date.
• Submissions should include good interview times; the manager will reach out directly to interview before an offer is made.