Cath Lab Tech
Laguna Hills, California
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center - Laguna Hills

Cath Lab Tech

Location

Laguna Hills, California

Job Details

• Travel/contract role
• Day shift: 4x10 hours, 7:00 AM–5:30 PM
• On-call rotation: 1 day per week and every 3rd weekend
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Patient population: Adults and geriatrics

Required Qualifications

• Valid Cath Lab Technologist license in California
• Cath Lab Technologist (2 years of experience)
• Cath Lab Technologist experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• ARRT (R)
• Fluoro Permit
• Interventional Radiology Technologist experience

Preferred Qualifications

• RCIS

Key Responsibilities

• Interventional radiology and invasive cardiology procedures
• Diagnostic and interventional cardiac cath lab procedures
• Scrub procedures
• Equipment setup and maintenance
• PACS use
• Stocking supplies
• Fluoroscopy
• Recognition of life-threatening arrhythmias
• Accurate monitoring
• Prep access site
• Perform EKG lead placement
• Maintain sterile field and sterile technique

Common Procedures / Skills

• Cardiac catheterizations
• PCI/PTCA
• TAVR
• Pacemaker insertion
• IABP placement/removal
• Impella insertion
• Watchman
• LAA closure
• Angioplasty
• Embolization
• Stent placement
• Thrombolysis/thrombectomy
• Central venous access and port placement
• Dialysis graft interventions
• TIPS
• Upper and lower extremity angiography

Compliance / Pre-Start Requirements

• Government-issued photo ID
• Emergency contact form
• Background check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check
• HHS/OIG check
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• N95 fit mask within 1 year of start
• Tdap within the last 10 years
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year of start
• TB questionnaire
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella immunity documentation
• Drug screen
• Flu vaccination or declination during flu season
• COVID vaccination record preferred
• 2 professional references
• Employment application
• Unit-specific skills checklist
• Internal evaluation
• Required onboarding modules and competency testing