Travel Cath Lab Tech - $2,632 per week in West Bloomfield, MI

Job Title: Cardiac Cath Lab Tech II Profession: Cardiac Cath Lab Tech Specialty: - Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Monday through Friday Hours per Shift: 0630-1700 Experience: Must have Cath Lab experience, preferably with scrub experience. License: High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent. Certifications: BLS and ACLS required. ACLS certification required within six months of hire. Must-Have: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) or Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) or Radiology Technologist (ARRT) with Cardiac Interventional (CI) or Vascular Interventional (VI). Description: Demonstrates understanding of cardiac, vascular, respiratory, and renal physiology and pathology. Assists with orientation and training of Cath Lab staff. Responsible for special projects and may include participation in relevant committees. Adheres to the principles of medical ethics as applied to the role of the Cardiac Cath Lab Tech II. Demonstrates thorough understanding of ECG and related medical terminology. Recognizes ECG waveform morphology, wave patterns and their significance, including lethal arrhythmias. Recognizes and interprets ECG changes occurring in heart chamber enlargement and myocardial infarctions and responds appropriately. Lists and describes the most common cardiac pathologies, including symptoms and treatments. Demonstrates knowledge of all cardiac medications (generic and trade names) and pharmacokinetics actions related to cardiac and vascular functions. Properly documents medications, including indications for administration and dosages. Recognizes and alerts physicians to abnormalities with clinical laboratory values for arterial blood gases, electrolytes, hemoglobin, BUN, and creatinine. Demonstrates knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and performs all components as a Cardiac Cath Lab Tech II for patients undergoing a full cardiac arrest. Monitors a diagnostic cardiac catheter procedure. Intervenes appropriately during and after a lethal arrhythmia using ACLS standards if warranted. Identifies coronary anatomy in cine angiographic projections. Identifies cardiac pressure waveforms and informs the interventional cardiologist when applicable. Calculates basic hemodynamic parameters using the recording computer. Records catheterization events in the database computer. Understands the necessary supplies required and can provide them, setting up a table to perform a diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Describes the fundamental steps in a diagnostic heart catheterization and monitors a patient safely during the procedure. Performs cardiac outputs, O2 saturations, and ACT (Activated Clotting Time) measurements. Monitors a percutaneous intervention and differentiates between a PTCA, directional, and mechanical rotation atherectomy. Demonstrates full understanding of all extraction devices such as angiojet, rotoblator, and laser revascularization devices. Explains the indication and potential complications of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Identifies the benefits of supplementing angiographic imaging with intravascular ultrasound and Doppler velocimetry technologies. Describes the indications for electrophysiologic testing, permanent pacemaker implant, therapeutic ablation of dysrhythmias, and implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Identifies the main components of the Cath Lab fluoroscopy system and gains the ability to utilize all necessary components to ensure the physician has appropriate visibility to perform the procedure. Demonstrates core customer service responsibilities, standards, and behaviors, including communication, ownership, understanding, motivation, sensitivity, excellence, teamwork, and respect. Practices customer skills provided through ongoing training and in-services. Possesses personal qualities including being self-directed, flexible, and committed to the team concept. Demonstrates teamwork, initiative, and willingness to learn. Opens to new learning experiences and accepts and respects diversity without judgment. Demonstrates customer service values. Ability to scrub in a sterile environment for an undetermined amount of time. Ability to wear lead aprons weighing up to 5 lbs. for an undetermined amount of time. With team assistance, must be able to lift patients to and from a stretcher/bed to a procedure table. With team assistance, must be able to push a bed or stretcher with an immobilized patient on it.

Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan, US

Posted Date: 9/18/2025