What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cath Lab Tech - Travel Job position at Jackson HealthPros?
Are you ready to take your expertise as a cardiovascular technologist to new heights? Join a hospital-based Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory team in Alamogordo, NM and play a vital role supporting cardiac catheterization and interventional procedures. Provide procedural support, operate advanced imaging and hemodynamic equipment, and contribute to excellent patient care while working with an experienced multidisciplinary team.
What You’ll Need:
- Graduate from an accredited school of Radiology Technology, an associate’s degree in a healthcare-related field, or acceptable equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required (AHA only).
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required (AHA only).
- State licensure as required by modality. New Mexico: RRT or FUS by MIRTP NMED required when applicable.
- 0-1 year experience in an acute care setting preferred. Experience in a hospital Cath Lab setting preferred.
- Training or demonstrated competency with cath lab imaging and hemodynamic systems, fluoro/X‑ray operation, contrast injector, and access site management preferred.
- Preferred certifications (one or more): RCIS (CCI), RCES (CCI), RCS (CCI), Radiography (R) by ARRT, CI/CV/VI by ARRT, RDMS specialties (AB, OB/GYN), AE RDCS (ARDMS), or RVT (ARDMS).
- Ability to perform sterile technique consistently and serve as radiation safety representative during X‑ray use.
- Willingness to participate in patient transport and departmental duties as needed.
Assignment Details
- Facility type: Hospital.
- Primary specialty: Cath Lab Tech (Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Technologist).
- Shift: Days.
- Shift hours: 06:00 - 16:00.
- Work schedule: 4 days, 10 hours per day.
- Weekend/on-call expectation: Every other weekend call covering Friday 16:00 to Monday 05:59.
Location Highlights
Alamogordo, NM offers a high-desert lifestyle with outdoor and cultural attractions. White Sands National Park is approximately 20 miles west, providing dune recreation and sunset viewing within a 30‑minute drive, and Three Rivers Petroglyph Site is about 35 miles northwest with archaeological rock art and short hikes. The city sits near the Sacramento Mountains, offering hiking and mountain driving within a 30‑45 minute commute to Cloudcroft and ski‑area access seasonally. Alamogordo has a small‑city, suburban atmosphere with local museums such as the New Mexico Museum of Space History, and regional transit access via U.S. Route 54 and U.S. Route 70 for connections to Alamogordo’s commercial district and nearby Holloman Air Force Base.
Benefits Designed for Travelers
- Full-time employment status.
- Support for professional development and required credentialing in accordance with facility policy.
- Access to a multidisciplinary team and opportunities to train on advanced cath lab technologies including IVUS, ICE, thrombectomy, rotational atherectomy, intra‑aortic balloon pump, and LV assist devices.
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