Supervisor Cath Lab

Hugh Chatham Health, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 61,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health’s Cath Lab seeks a dynamic supervisor to lead day-to-day operations in a high-volume interventional cardiology environment. The role focuses on guiding staff, coordinating procedures, and upholding clinical standards to ensure excellent patient care.

The ideal candidate combines leadership with strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills, ready to work in a fast-paced, 24/7 setting with a commitment to safety and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Cardiovascular Technology, Nursing, or Radiologic Technology as education baseline.
• 3 years of experience in catheterization, EP or interventional radiology in a high-volume setting.
• RCIS/CCDS/CEPS/ARRT/RN licensure options with BLS and ACLS within required timelines.

Responsibilities

• Ensures cohesive patient care delivery; directs assigned staff and collaborates with department leadership.
• Maintains staff schedule and case coverage to provide quality patient care.
• Ensures productivity, budget, engagement and patient outcome targets are met and monitored.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cardiovascular tech

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's Degree in Cardiovascular Technology

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Associate's Degree in Radiologic Technology

Job description

Department

36902 Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center - Cardiac Support: Interventional

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

Monday-Friday: 1200-2030

On site

No Weekends or Holidays

Pay Range

$44.15 - $66.25

Supervisor - Cath Lab

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center

Second Shift

Ready to lead where cardiovascular care is constantly advancing?

If you’re energized by a fast-moving environment, passionate about cardiology, and excited by the opportunity to lead people while continuing to learn cutting-edge technology, the Cardiac Cath Lab at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center may be the place for you.

We’re looking for self driven, dynamic individual, with the ability to build strong relationships, learn the technology and procedures that drive the department, and support the team where the work happens.

Our Cath Lab is a busy, highly dynamic 24/7 environment where communication, collaboration, and relationships matter. You’ll work closely with teammates, physicians, cardiologists, and heart failure teams, navigating a complex environment while helping create an open culture where people communicate directly and work together toward exceptional patient care.

Why Aurora St. Luke’s Cath Lab?

If cardiology is your passion, this is an environment where you can immerse yourself in it. The Cath Lab performs more than 60 types of procedures, including advanced cardiovascular interventions, and offers significant exposure to new skills and technologies.

The work is demanding, but it’s also incredibly rewarding. You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Lead and develop a team in a fast-paced procedural environment
• Build meaningful partnerships with teammates and physicians
• Learn a broad range of cardiovascular technologies and procedures
• Stay connected to the work happening in the procedure rooms
• Support the team operationally while also leading people
• Navigate change, competing priorities, and a continuously evolving environment
• Help strengthen a culture centered on open communication, teamwork, and accountability

Who will thrive here?

Someone Who Is

• Ambitious and self-directed, with the initiative to identify what needs to happen and move it forward
• A go-getter who doesn’t need to wait for direction
• Resilient and adaptable when priorities shift
• An excellent communicator and relationship builder
• Curious and excited to learn complex technology
• Comfortable balancing people leadership with hands-on operational support
• Able to take on a significant learning curve and keep moving forward

Major Responsibilities

• Ensures cohesive patient care delivery providing day to day work direction to assigned staff. Collaborates with department and/or facility leadership in the daily management of the diagnostic areas.
• Maintains the staff schedule and case coverage in order to provide quality patient care. Coordinates procedures and staff scheduling in lab areas to place cross-trained staff as needed.
• Ensures areas of responsibility meet productivity, budgetary, employee engagement and patient outcome targets and standards by working with department leadership to monitor and adjust plans as needed.
• Evaluates the quality of patient care provided by all staff through direct observation, adherence to policies, procedures, and standards of practice, and through peer input. Develops quality assurance measures as needed.
• Develops recommendations for patient care improvements and efficiencies. Collaborates with Medical Staff to determine practice preference and potential barriers.
• Collaborates with educators in providing and maintaining a quality orientation program for employees within the department.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual budget and responsible for operating within that budget. May be responsible for the inventory, purchasing, charging and revenue cycle functions.
• Provides input into establishing protocol for new procedures and equipment.
• Collaborates effectively with leadership and/or committees/work teams in developing and enhancing the following: new programs and services, site projects, standardized competencies, policies and procedures and other issues.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completes performance reviews and overall staff morale. Recommends hiring, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, And/or Certification Required

• Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist registration (RCIS) issued by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), or
• Cardiac Device Specialist (CCDS) certification issued by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE), or
• Electrophysiology Specialist (CEPS) certification issued by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE), or
• Registered Technologist (RT) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), or
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required, and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS) issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.

Education Required

• Associate's Degree in Cardiovascular Technology, or
• Associate's Degree in Nursing, or
• Associate's Degree in Radiologic Technology.

Experience Required

• Typically requires 3 years of experience in catheterization, EP or interventional radiology within a large, high volume environment that includes advanced training in cardiovascular anatomy, ECG, basic cardiac life support, and/or special vascular angiographic procedures, both diagnostic and interventional.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Excellent communication and leadership skills to work effectively with physicians, patients and staff.
• Ability to work independently.
• Intermediate computer skills.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders frequently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with physicians, patients and other staff members.
• Will be exposed to radiation and human blood and body fluids; therefore, proper protective equipment must be worn.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment To You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.; please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.