Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist – Special Procedures (Day Shift)

RWJBarnabas Health; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 63,369 - 78,523; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health in Rahway, NJ is seeking a Special Procedure Technologist to assist in angiographic and interventional radiology procedures under physician supervision. You will prepare patients, operate fluoroscopy, and support cardiac catheterization labs.

Requirements include AMA Radiologic Technology or CVT, EKG, BLS, ACLS, and willingness to work three 12-hour day shifts per week with on-call duties near the hospital. RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an AMA approved school of Radiologic Technology OR graduate of approved CVT school required.
• EKG Certification required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association required.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) through the American Heart Association required.
• Full Time availability to work three 12-hour shifts per week.
• Required to take call, including weekends and holidays.
• Must live within 30 minutes of the hospital to meet required response time for on-call shifts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for procedures and explain the process.
• Operate diagnostic equipment and cardiac catheterization tools.
• Assist physicians during angiographic and interventional procedures, scrubbing, circulating, or monitoring.
• Set up sterile trays and other equipment following aseptic technique, and handling of instruments.
• Operate and monitor equipment, and call out equipment readings.
• Position patients for rapid sequence filming during contrast media administration.
• Scrub to assist with passage of catheters and guidewires.
• Alert the physician to changes in patient condition.
• Utilize ICVS and PACS systems and entering accurately identified and labeled images of patients.
• Retrieve old images and films, when necessary.
• Operate fluoroscopy equipment and maintain quality control.
• Calibrate, maintain, adjust, and operate equipment, computer, and applications necessary to ensure a safe and accurate diagnostic and interventional procedure.
• Report equipment failure or other problems to the appropriate support.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work therein.

Skills

RT graduate

EKG Certification

BLS

ACLS

Team collaboration

Education

AMA approved Radiologic Technology

CVT program

Tools

PACS

ICVS

Fluoroscopy equipment

Job description

RWJBarnabas Health in Rahway, NJ is seeking a Special Procedure Technologist to assist in angiographic and interventional radiology procedures under physician supervision. You will prepare patients, operate fluoroscopy, and support cardiac catheterization labs.

Requirements include AMA Radiologic Technology or CVT, EKG, BLS, ACLS, and willingness to work three 12-hour day shifts per week with on-call duties near the hospital. RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.