Cath Lab Technologist
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

Cath Lab Tech - Travel/Contract

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Schedule: 4x10 hour day shifts (7:00 AM - 5:30 PM)
• On-call required:

  • 6-9 weekdays per month (5:15 PM - 7:00 AM), distributed over a 4-week period
  • 1 weekend per 4-week period (Friday 5:15 PM to Monday 7:00 AM, 48 hours)
• On-call coverage ensures 3 staff available at all times for STEMI coverage
• Facility type: Short term acute care hospital, Level II Trauma Center
• Charting system: EPIC
• Scrubs provided

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Cath Lab Technologist within the last year
• ACLS certification required
• BLS certification required
• ARRT-R certification required

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start
• Foreign equivalency education evaluation and official transcripts required for internationally educated candidates
• Verification of highest education level required
• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (rapid accepted)
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start, updated annually (clean shaven required)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation required
• Annual TB questionnaire required
• Required vaccinations or proof of immunity: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B (or declination)
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 3/31)
• COVID vaccination series preferred

Training & Competency Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam required within 12 months, minimum 85% score
• Color blind testing required for all candidates (effective 8/2/2024), minimum 80% score
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for Cath Lab Techs and related units
• EPIC testing or training provided; candidates with EPIC experience may test out prior to orientation
• Various facility-specific training modules and attestations required, including but not limited to:

  • Language Services Training
  • CAUTI Education Training
  • Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
  • Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU)
  • Stroke Education (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
  • CLABSI Prevention Training
  • Preventing Pressure Injury Training
  • Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
  • Pyxis ES MedStation Training
  • Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
  • Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
  • Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain hospitals)
  • AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health, Home Health)
  • New Employee Orientation Module
  • 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for tech roles including Cath Lab Tech)
  • Chaperone Policy Training (if gap >6 months or updated module)
  • Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026)

Additional Requirements

• Must provide 7 years of work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Employment verification for last 7 years required (attestations not accepted)
• References required per standard protocol
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start

Notes

• Scrubs are provided for this role
• Free parking available
• Facility is a Level II Trauma Center with 426 staffed beds

This position is suitable for candidates with at least 1 year of Cath Lab Tech experience, including first-time travel healthcare workers, who are comfortable with on-call responsibilities and meet the licensing and certification requirements.