Cath Lab Tech / Invasive Tech - St. Cloud Hospital

Orlando Health; Florida; On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

All Inclusive Benefits

Job summary

Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital is hiring an Invasive Tech Specialist / Cath Lab Tech to support two new cardiac catheterization labs and rapid STEMI care. The role requires RCIS/RCES or RT(R) certification and 1 year of Cath Lab experience, with on-call responsibilities for STEMI.

You'll work four 10-hour shifts Monday through Friday, with a focus on high-quality imaging, patient safety, and teamwork with physicians and staff in a state-of-the-art setting.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in Cardiac Catheterization lab required.
• If you have 3+ years, higher level position with increased pay may apply.
• Maintain current BLS and ACLS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff to plan and manage the department.
• Delivers appropriate care while ensuring safety and successful completion of procedures.
• Supports the Physician as a scrub assistant for cardiovascular procedures.
• Maintains equipment, supplies, and accurate documentation.

Education

CVT—RCIS or RCES: High school diploma or GED

RRT or CRT: Associate degree in respiratory therapy education

R.T.(R): Radiography program completion

Paramedic—NREMT-P: paramedic program completion

Job description

Position Summary

Department: STC Cardiac Cath Lab

Shift: Full-Time | Four 10-hour shifts between Monday - Friday w/ STEMI on-call

Title: Invasive Tech Specialist | Cath Lab Tech

Check out our new cath lab featured in Positively Osceola: Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital Launches 24/7 STEMI Program to Deliver Faster Life-Saving Heart Attack Care

Situated in the heart of St. Cloud, Florida, Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital is an 84-bed acute-care community hospital offering comprehensive emergency, inpatient and outpatient care. Specialties include cardiology, critical care, infectious disease, orthopedics, radiology and surgical services. The ER features a designated geriatric section for specialized emergency care, and the hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Accreditation. Orlando Health St. Cloud has been recognized as an outstanding employer in the healthcare industry on a national level, receiving Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work award in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

• All Inclusive Benefits - that start day one!
  • Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, FREE college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, PTO/Holidays, and more for full time and part time employees (ask the recruiter for more info about our benefits!)

Position Summary:

• Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital has expanded its ability and capacity to care for patients with the addition of two brand new state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratory procedure rooms
• With the expansion of the cardiac catheterization lab at Orlando Health St. Cloud, a cardiologist can quickly assess a patient suspected of having a heart attack, open a blocked artery to restore blood flow and prevent further damage

Qualifications

• Education/Training
  • One of the following criteria must be met:
    • CVT—RCIS or RCES: High school diploma or GED
    • RRT or CRT: Associate degree from an accredited respiratory therapy education program.
    • R.T.(R): Completion of an accredited radiography program.
    • Paramedic—NREMT-P: Completion of an accredited paramedic education program.
• Licensure/Certification
  • Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification.
  • In addition to the requirements above, must possess and maintain one of the following:
    • Cardiovascular Technologist (CVT)—Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification OR Registered Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) certification.
    • Registered Radiologic Technologist (R.T.(R))—Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Licensed for the state where they are employed.
    • Paramedic—National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic (NREMT-P) certification. Must also have a valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification.
• Experience
  • 1 year of experience in Cardiac Catheterization lab experience required.
    • If you have 3+ years of Cardiac Catheterization lab experience, you may qualify for a higher level position with increased pay

Position Summary & Functions

• Serves as a role model for the department of Cardiology and supports its strategies.
• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the department.
• Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures and protocols. Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs.
• Ensures that patient’s education of procedure performed, needs, safety, and comfort are met while in their care.
• Acquires patient’s clinical history and assures that the information is accurately documented. Verifies files and records for completeness and accuracy of the patient involved in studies. Archives and amends demographic information to appropriate storage media.
• Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation.
• Assesses processed image media for technical quality, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated.
• When applicable, applies principals of radiation protection to minimize exposure to patient, self and others.
• Provides physiological and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Supports the Physician as a scrub assistant for cardiovascular procedures.
• Demonstrates the knowledge of aseptic technique.
• Appraises and evaluates actual and potential hemostasis of a vessel post procedure.
• Locates, uses and troubleshoots complex technical equipment/instruments. Acts as a resource for its operation and training
• Maintains use of customer service skills in communication with all staff, visitors and co-workers.
• Maintains adequate inventory levels of supplies, equipment, resources tools and forms.
• Maintains high standards of patient care, documentation, and professionalism. Understands application and technical aspects of all equipment and supplies used in all procedures.
• Ensures case turnover time to be within established department standards by maintaining proper workflow and prioritizing optimize patient care
• Must perform at least two of the following: Department preceptor (attend basic preceptor course), charge, actively participates in quality initiative and performance improvement initiative, measures by outcomes and shared governance
• Must be able to demonstrate competencies in all the department’s current technologies in at least 2 modalities (IR, Cath, Vascular Procedures, EP, or Structural Heart.
• Must be a superuser on at least two of the department’s clinical systems. Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.