- Salary
- $80+
- Location
- Fall River, MA, US
- Type
- Internship
- Department
- IT
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Overview
Community Focused. Care Driven.
Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it’s our way of life, and you’ll be at the heart of it.
Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home.
Find out for yourself why Southcoast Health has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in a row!
MTM Staffing, brought to you by Southcoast Physician’s Group, is now hiring experienced Cath Lab Technologists for our in-house traveler team.
- 11-13 Week Assignment, with option to extend for 2 additional 13 week assignment if available
- $80/hr
- Health Insurance and 403B retirement plan eligible
Position Assignment Details:
- Hours: 36hrs
- Shifts: Day shift, 9hr shifts. Weeknight, Weekend and Holiday Call Rotation.
- Area Assignment: Cardiac Cath Lab - Charlton, Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA
Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Responsibilities
Under the general supervision and direction of the Manager of the Cardiac Cath Lab or designee perform diversified clinical patient care, technical and related duties within cardiac cath lab or structural heart as part of an interdisciplinary care team. Assume responsibility for each assigned patient, perform patient assessments, and correlate clinical findings with exam/procedure request. Obtain pertinent hemodynamic and angiographic information from patient's chart and document all data within the hemodynamic system and EHR. Perform patient education related to the procedure. Position patient and select appropriate imaging equipment and supplies, identify, prepare and/or administer pharmaceuticals related to the exam/procedure select technical factors/ parameters/sequences to produce quality images, properly identify anatomy and evaluate images for technical quality based on scope of practice. Apply the principles of ALARA to minimize exposure to patient, self, and others. Assist interventional or invasive cardiologist in performing cardiac cath or structural heart procedures.
Qualifications
- Successful completion of an accredited program in Radiologic Technology or Cardiovascular Technology and attainment of certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists as a Registered Radiologic Technologist in Radiography RT(R) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International as a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS).
- One year's experience as a Scrub Assistant in a cardiac catheterization/EP lab/Structural Heart or IR is required.
- Post-primary certification in Cardiac or Vascular Interventional Radiography is preferred for Radiologic Technologists.
- For RT(R)'s, current RT licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and registration with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists is required. For non-RT's, current registration with Cardiovascular Credentialing International is required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required.
- Post-primary certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in Cardiac or Interventional Radiography RT () (CV) or (VI) is preferred.