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(Archived) Rad Tech - Cath Lab - Minnesota Veterans Affairs

Last Updated: 9/07/19

Job Description

Ghost RX has a need for experienced Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist's to work at the Minneapolis Veteran's Affairs Medical Center. Please reach out if you would like to be considered for this opportunity.

Benefits Include:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 401(k) Match
  • Paid Time Off

Place of Performance: Services shall be provided on site, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417.

Clinic Schedule – Schedule published by Cardiology Nurse Manager or Assistant Nurse Manager.

  • Call Schedule (Nights/Weekends) – Tracked and rotated among all DRT-CV’s staff including contractors. (Example: On- Call one weeknight a week and one weekend a month).

  • Weeknight Call – Starts at 5:00pm and ends 7:30am the next morning.

  • Weekend Call – Starts Friday at 5:00pm and ends Monday at 730am

  • Contracted DRT’CV’s must respond to page and be onsite at the MVAHCS within 30 minutes of page. This is critical for patient care.

  • Holiday Coverage – Tracked and rotated among all DRT-CV’s staff including contractors.

  • Shifts – Typical shift examples: 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:30am-5:00pm. Half hour lunches are unpaid. Staffing practices are subject to change due to staff availability and changes in patient volume.

  • If Contracted DRT-CV is in the middle of a procedure and their shift ends, it is expected the Contracted DRT-CV will complete the procedure and be paid their regularly hourly rate.


  • Must respond to page and be onsite at the MVAHCS within 30 minutes of page. This is critical for patient care.


  • Contracted DRT-CV’s shall be available and present in clinic during normal Minneapolis VA clinic hours. Minneapolis Health Care schedule which will be established, and may be revised, as deemed appropriate for patient care by the COS.


  • Coverage: Contracted DRT-CV’s are required to be available on-call during all hours in accordance with the shift schedule when the Minneapolis VA clinic is closed, including evenings, weekends and holidays.


  • Must respond to page and be onsite at the MVAHCS within 30 minutes of page. This is critical for patient care.


Job Description:

  • Scope of Care: the Diagnostic Radiological Technologist - Cardiovascular (DRT-CV) is a member of the Cardiac Catheterization Team with current and active experience scrubbing in for Electrophysiology Procedures and Interventional Cardiology procedures in the Cardiac Catherization Suite. He/she must be able to independently carry out a variety of complex physiological and radiological procedures. He/she performs highly specialized invasive radiological cardiovascular, structural heart, intra coronary ultrasound and complex electrophysiology procedures without the direct supervision of a Cardiologist. Required to have full knowledge of radiation techniques and protection standards.


  • Complete variety of complex physiological and radiological procedures ordered by and/or in collaboration with the Physicians or Cardiology Fellow without direct supervision.

  • Requires comprehensive knowledge of cardiac anatomy, disease states and the ability to skillfully use all modalities.


  • Special procedure radiographic exams for patients include, but are not limited to: cardiac catherization’s, percutaneous coronary interventions, coronary stent placement, coronary atherectomy, coronary flow evaluation, fluoroscopic imaging, intravascular coronary ultrasound, electrophysiology testing, radio frequency ablation, endomyocardial biopsy, temporary and permanent pacemaker implantation, automated cardiovertero-defibrillator implantation, Swan Ganz catheter placement, peri-cardiocentesis, tilt table testing, iliac, visceral and peripheral angiography and venograms interventional radiography.


  • Knowledge of radiation techniques and protection standards for the proper use, quality control and preventative maintenance of single and biplane x-ray systems, contrast injectors, image management systems, recording, duplicating analysis, playback equipment for angiography and angioplasty procedures.


  • Advises team members and visiting professional on radiation protection measures.


  • Practices radiation safety in order to reduce exposure to: patients, staff and self.


  • Must be alert and recognize changes in patient’s condition, including emergencies, which may necessitate immediate intervention.

  • Observe the patient’s condition, making notation of pertinent information, vital signs and other clinical information in accordance with the established practices and in response to physician demand or changes in the patient’s condition. Recognizes serious patient abnormalities and individualizes each procedure to the needs of the situation to produce reliable results.

  • Determines the critical isocenter value necessary for accurate exams.


  • Confers with Cardiologists to establish requirement of non-standard examinations and determine technical factors, positioning and proper angulation to achieve optimum views of specific vessels and/or lesions.


  • Make adjustments to equipment: frame rates, exposure time, kV, mas settings, shutter openings, cardiac shielding, magnification factors, source intensifier distance to decrease radiation exposure.


  • Performs proper calibrations on pressure transducers to maintain the accuracy of arterial and venous pressure tracings.


  • Prepares patients for angiographic, angioplasty, Swan Gan placement and temporary pacemaker placement procedures and preparation of A-Line setups adhering to aseptic and sterile techniques.


  • Perform duties in the Cardiac Catherization Suite during procedures such as: diagnostic cardiac catherization’s, balloon angioplasties and electrophysiology studies. Using equipment to obtain physiologic measurements such as: cardiac pressure transducers, thermodilution cardiac output computers, blood gas oximeters and oxygen consumption computers.


  • Procedure and presence in surgery requires comprehensive knowledge of sterile technique and adheres to VA Handbook/Policy, VHA Directive 2006-041.


  • Coordinates verification of medication doses with Registered Nurses as second verifiers on the procedure table.


  • Observe special precautions for critical care and the operating room areas relating to their specialized equipment.

  • Maintain records of patient, examinations and digital disc archives, radiographic film badge exposure records and radiation safety equipment in a secured database.


  • Operate fluoroscopic equipment used in angiographic testing.


  • Current on practices for removal of indwelling arterial and venous sheaths and the achievement of hemostasis post procedures.


  • Measurement/Identification and analysis of electrocardiogram waveforms, intervals, segments and complexes.


  • Application of oxygen therapy and analysis of pulse oximetric measurement.


  • Performance and analysis of standard 12 lead electrocardiograms.


  • Data input, editing and analysis of Hemodynamic Monitoring Unit (Mac-Lab Data input, troubleshooting and analysis of the digital X-ray unit.


  • Performance of non-invasive blood pressure measurements with the identification of normal/abnormal values and initiation of the treatment plan.


  • Operation of medical equipment including: video equipment, CD archiving system, ECHO archiving system, contrast media injectors, EKG recorders, pressure transducers, intra-aortic balloon pumps, intravascular ultrasound machine, flow wires, rotoblator unit, dash portable monitors, EP Med monitoring station, EP mapping unit, oxygen equipment, suction equipment, CD recording units, defibrillators, Bovie cautery unit, power injectors and Acuson TEE unit.


  • Makes multiple simultaneous changes in settings and adjustments in operation of equipment during an exam to ensure accurate results.


  • Evaluate and assess new equipment, or new techniques derived from the equipment.


  • Recognize electrical hazards and other outside factors which affect the technical accuracy and quality of the procedure.


  • Clean equipment, maintain, prepare and calibrate.


  • Manages workload flow.


  • Coordination and communication between cardiology unit, patient and MVAHCS to promote teamwork and cooperative efforts to smoothly work together.




Company Details

Orlando, Florida, United States
Ghost specializes in providing Physicians, Advance Practice Clinicians, Dental Service Professionals, RNs, LPNs, Ancillary Care Providers and Allied Health Clinicians for temporary assignments with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, The Department of Defense and Indian Health Service health programs as well as supporting commercial healthcare facilities nationwide. We also provide IT, Engine...