Travel Cath Lab Technologist - $2,491 per week - Travel Nurse Across America

Travel Nurse Across America is seeking a travel Cath Lab Technologist for a travel job in Chicago, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Cath Lab Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

We're looking for a Cardiac Catheterization Technologist (Cath Lab Tech) for an immediate travel opening in Chicago, IL.

The right Cath Lab Tech must have 1 year of experience. Read below for additional requirements.

Cath Lab Techs assist doctors during advanced diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures such as cardiac catheterization, peripheral vascular procedures, and structural heart procedures in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab. Scrubbing, monitoring and assisting providers as requested.

As a Cath Lab Tech, you will be responsible for:

• Preparing the Cardiac Lab procedure rooms by ensuring adequate stock is available and in working condition, including instrument sterilization if applicable.
• Preparing patient and equipment for cardiac lab procedures by preparing site of entry, draping patient, arranging sterilized instruments and catheters, and calibrating and setting up pressure transducers and tubing.
• Operating and ensuring the quality control of all equipment utilized in the cardiac cath lab. Knowledge of all related equipment within the laboratory.
• Scrubbing in during procedures, assisting the physician in maneuvering catheters.
• Obtaining and recording hemodynamic, electrical, and angiographic data by operating-hemodynamic and electrical amplifiers and digital and line fluoroscopic equipment.
• Monitoring the patient's hemodynamic status during procedures in the cardiac cath lab.
• Participating in life-saving measures such as defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Cath Lab techs should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean or stoop without difficulty.

Must have 1 year of experience. The Cath Lab Tech must have BLS, ACLS, ARRT (R) -CI preferred or CCI-RCIS certification, and state specific licensing when required.

Requirements*: ARRT, BLS, 2 Years

* Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.

TNAA Job ID #1157849. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Nursing Catheterization Technologist - CathLab Technologist - Travel

About Travel Nurse Across America

At TNAA, we take pride in doing things differently. We place our healthcare travelers on high-paying assignments in exciting locations across the country, but it's our service before, during and after your assignment that sets us apart. Our dedicated, supportive staff understands how stressful preparing for a travel assignment can be, and that's why we put our experience to work for you to remove the headaches and send you smoothly on your way. Across our recruiting, clinical, quality assurance, payroll and housing teams, we promise to go out of our way to offer you an exceptional customer service experience. You may be a temporary employee of the facilities you serve, but when you travel with us, you become a permanent part of the TNAA family! Some of the benefits you receive with TNAA:

• Guaranteed Pay - Many contracts allow a hospital to call off a set amount of shifts without penalty to the hospital. When that occurs to a traveler on contract with TNAA, their per diems are not affected.
• Paid Sick Leave - Sick leave, in all 50 states, begins accruing from your first day, and you're eligible to use it after 90 days of employment.
• Travel Reimbursement - We offer up to $1,000 in travel expense reimbursement.
• Your Way is Paid - TNAA pays for all costs associated with getting the licenses and certifications needed for your assignment.
• Housing - Get the most out of your housing subsidy with our Easy Stay program or utilize our company provided housing.
• Insurance - We offer liability, vision, dental and health from day one.

More of what we offer can be viewed on our website at: www.tnaa.com/benefits