Description

American Traveler is hiring a Cath Lab / IR Rad Tech with a minimum of 2 years of Cath Lab experience for a combined Cath Lab/IR Interventional Platform at a Level 2 Trauma, Magnet-designated hospital in Barrington, IL.

Details

• Combined Cath Lab/IR department with dedicated Cath and dedicated IR staff across 4 procedure rooms (pre/post area staffed by a separate unit)
• Cath Lab cases include invasive cardiology, structural heart (TAVR), AAA repairs, and ablations (required); IR cases include biopsies and peripheral interventions (preferred)
• Procedure room staffing ratio of 2 nurses and 1 tech per room
• Charting via Epic and MERGE; Epic experience required
• 4x10-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM–5:30 PM
• On-call requirement of approximately one week per month (Monday 7:00 AM through the following Monday 7:00 AM); weekday call hours are 5:30 PM–7:30 AM, with 24/7 weekend call coverage
• Weekend on-call rotation approximately once per month
• Holiday on-call coverage expected, including Easter week/weekend
• Techs may float between Cath Lab and IR based on skillset
• Free on-site parking available

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of Cath Lab experience required; IR experience preferred
• Most recent experience must be within the last year
• Invasive Cardiac Tech certifications: BLS, ACLS, and ARRT-R required
• IR Tech certifications: BLS and ARRT-R required; ACLS preferred
• Techs must be able to scrub and record procedures
• Experience with invasive cardiology, structural heart procedures, TAVRs, ablations, and AAA repairs required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Active license required, if applicable
• At least 1 professional reference from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN dated within the last year
• Candidate DOB and last 4 digits of SSN required for consideration
• Candidate middle name or initial required for consideration

Additional Information

• Techs are responsible for scrubbing and recording procedures
• Orientation is 1–3 days on the unit based on comfort level
• Procedural scrubs are provided by the facility
• First-time travelers are considered on a case-by-case basis
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate — no radius restrictions apply
• Former employees of Advocate Health or any of its subsidiaries must be separated for at least 12 months before being eligible
• Level 2 Trauma Center and Magnet-designated facility with Primary Stroke Center designation
• 176 licensed bed facility