Cath Lab Technologist

We are offering a $10,000 Sign on Bonus in addition to relocation to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Cath Lab Tech II

Working in our fast-moving Cath Lab certainly offers a variety of clinical challenges to Cath Lab Techs who choose this clinical area. We love techs who can wear many hats and think quickly on their feet while providing the best patient care! The Cath Lab Tech II Performs duties of circulating, scrub, and monitoring of invasive cardiology procedures.  Demonstrates an understanding of all invasive procedures, the equipment and supplies for each procedure, and indications for performing each procedure.

St. Joseph Health – Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville, TX. Since 1936, St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley. We have a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley. St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring primary care, Express Clinics, and imaging and diagnostic services.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Relocation Assistance (must meet min eligibility requirements)
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Adoption Assistance
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Vacation, Personal Days and Holidays
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs

As our Cath Lab Technician at St. Joseph Regional Hospital, you will perform duties of circulating, scrub, and monitoring of invasive cardiology procedures. In this position you must demonstrate an understanding of all invasive procedures, the equipment and supplies for each procedure, and indications for performing the procedures. Must exhibit a strong knowledge of cardiovascular diseases, and be able to interpret data gathered during procedures, and recognize potential implications in patient care or complications. Duties include:

• Exhibits and shares knowledge of policies and procedures. Acts as mentor and preceptor to new technologist.
• Knowledgeable and demonstrated competency of diagnostic procedures, in the performance of diagnostic and interventional cardiac cath's, peripheral, neuro, and EP procedures, of Electrophysiological studies, and in the operation of Physiological Monitoring system for diagnostic, interventional studies. Accurately enters and records pertinent patient data, documents events, and calculates valve areas.
• Measure and documents pressure recordings. Keeps an accurate log of events, to include medications, hemodynamics, supplies, and procedures performed. Troubleshoots problems and unusual events and reports them to supervisor.
• Scrubs at tableside assisting physician with procedure. Able to take Scrub Call Independently and assist Physician's in acute MI and Stroke procedures on unstable patients. Knowledgeable of various Stents their accurate preparation and deployment.  Knowledgeable of Thrombectomy procedures, including preparation and deployment. Knowledgeable and demonstrates competency in the insertion of Mechanical Circulatory support device in critically ill patients. Knowledgeable of Intravascular Ultrasound theory and application to include system set up and operation. Knowledge of aseptic technique and ability to maintain a sterile field while assisting the physician in performing the procedures.
• Operates Physiological Monitoring system for Diagnostic, EP, Neuro, and Interventional studies. Accurately enters and records pertinent patient data. Measures and documents pressure recordings. Keeps an accurate log of events, to include medications, hemodynamics, supplies, and procedures performed. Calculates valve areas.  

If you are compassionate about healthcare and would like to impact patients every day, connect with St. Joseph Team today to experience what it is like to collaborate with a talented healthcare team!

Required Education and Experience

• Education:  Associates Degree

Required Licensure and Certifications

• CVT or RT, or the combination of ACLS plus demonstrated proficiency in the performance of scrubbing CCL procedures; ACLS

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training

• Must be able to take call and return to hospital within 30 minutes to hospital