Cardiac Catheterization Technologist (RCIS)

Job Title: Cath Lab Tech

Job Description:

• Perform all routine diagnostic and emergent therapeutic angiographic or catheterization procedures
• Ensure equipment is functioning properly
• Produce and evaluate data, information, and images for physician use in procedures
• Assist team members in all aspects of patient care, including monitoring vital signs and interpreting status information
• Function in one or more roles: monitor, scrub, or circulating technologist
• Educate patients, family members, and cath team
• Manage inventory and perform other assigned duties

Requirements:

• Must reside within a 45-minute drive from Tidelands Health Hospital for on-call requirements
• Minimum two-year Cardiac Catheterization Lab Tech experience, including clinical time
• Familiarity with physiological monitoring systems, sterile scrub technique, interventional and diagnostic heart catheterizations, and pacemaker implantations

Education:

• Graduate of a program leading to credentials as CVT, RCIS, RN, RRT, RT(R), RVT with current national registry in applicable discipline
• Eligible for certification by the South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association (SCRQSA)

Special Skills:

• RCIS required or must meet qualifications for certification as Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) after appropriate procedures

Other Requirements:

• American Heart Association Healthcare provider course with Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 30 days of hire
• BLS Recertification required every two years

Physical Requirements:

• Medium Physical Agility Test (PAT) Rating
• Frequent standing, sitting, and walking
• Occasional use of hands and fingers
• Frequent talking or hearing
• Ability to exert 20 to 35 pounds of force occasionally, 10 to 15 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and does not discriminate against employees or applicants based on race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.