Job Information
Dignity Health Cath Imaging Technologist in Bakersfield, California
Overview
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds 48 licensed critical care beds 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center the Lauren Small Childrens Center including the areas only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Family Care Center a Level II NICU the Sarvanand Heart and Brain Center with Kern Countys first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1956. Click here (https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/memorial-hospital) to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.
Responsibilities
The Cath Imaging Technologist is a professional with advanced training in cardiovascular/interventional and special procedures. The Cath Imaging Technologist under the general direction of the Nurse Director shall perform professional functions involved in a variety of technical aspects.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
A minimum of one year Cardiac Catherization Technologist or Interventional Radiology experience required. Must obtain Dysrhythmia certification within 9 months of hire.
Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications
CT RTT CT RTTF ARRT and BLS required
Intra Aortic Balloon Pump certified within the first year of employment in the Cath Lab.
Must pass annual dysrhythmias test.
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
Pay Range
$49.14 - $53.96 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.