10 Illinois Cardiac Cath Lab Jobs
Contract Details
Travel Pay Breakdown
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Required Skills/Experience:
- First-time travelers not accepted.
- Must be able to scrub and pan simultaneously; Impella, balloon pump, and hemodynamic monitoring experience required.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Hybrid and EP experience preferred.
Unit Details:
- Adults only; inpatient and outpatient; intraprocedural only with no pre/post duties.
- Cath Lab cases include diagnostic and interventional heart caths, right heart caths, Impella, balloon pump, thrombectomies, high-risk procedures, STEMI/MI, some CTOs, and PFO closure.
- EP cases include temporary and permanent pacemakers, tilt table tests, ablations, and MitraClip.
- Hybrid cases include AAA repair, Watchman, TAVR, and carotids.
- Uses Alaris IV pumps, Pyxis, Merge hemodynamics, GE PACS, GE Cardio (EP), Siemens and Philips rooms, Inari, and Penumbra.
Shift & Scheduling:
- Mon-Fri.
- Weekend rotation: call only.
- On-call 10-11 shifts per month, including 2 weekends per month (F/Sa/Su).
- Weekday call is 1530-0700; weekend call is 1530 Friday-0700 Monday.
- 30-minute response time.
- Three-person call team: 1 nurse, 1 tech, and 1 nurse or tech.
- No sleep rooms.
- Closed on holidays; call team only. 1-2 holidays of call per contract.
Floating Requirements:
- Could float to IR to assist if trained and comfortable.
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Travel Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist Jobs
Cardiac Cath Lab Technologists are in steady demand as heart disease remains a leading health concern; the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a national median wage of $67,260 for cardiovascular technologists and technicians (May 2024), with specialized cath lab roles often paying more. Travel Cath Lab Tech jobs are found in hospitals and cardiac centers with interventional cath labs across the country. Job descriptions emphasize hemodynamic monitoring, sterile technique, and procedural support during diagnostic and interventional cardiac cases. These roles are rewarding because cath lab work is often life-saving in the moment - and travel contracts pair strong pay with high-stakes, high-skill cardiac work.
