Hello all, after minor deliberation I decided that I want to become a travel tech after 3.5 years in the lab. What contract specific stuff should I be weary of before i sign and commit to a contract. Any tips at all related to traveling would be appreciated.
Hi all! Sorry to crowd the board with more posts about Pull List (free at pulllist.online), but I just wanted to showcase one of the best features, the ability to add an item to a preference list with a quick scan from your phone camera. See video below. I was able to create a list for my gastrostomy tube placements in about 60 seconds while setting up the other day. Sometimes there is a need to modify some of the names to fit the vernacular of the particular lab you are in, but that is also very quick.
If you haven't already, please check out some of the other parts of the app, aimed purely at making your jobs easier. Really appreciate your time!
I applied for a Cath Lab Tech position. However, I had called when I saw the position open as I am just a paramedic (been paramedic for 6 years and worked rural, critical care, and urban medicine), no RCIS or anything. I asked the manager some questions of basically “is it worth my time or yours to apply since I don’t have the certs, but after a year and the required cases able to take RCIS” manager said basically to go ahead and did some little interview questions over the phone. The manager then asked if I wanted to do a shadow day, which I did, and at the end asked me some more interview like questions and asked how I would feel moving from the field and into the hospital setting, to which I told them I am ready to step away from the field and that growth opportunities are much more in a hospital than a rig. They then asked if I was on a time constraint to hear back from them, which I am not. They said they would talk to the team and if moving to the formal interview it’s just a formality.
Long winded - but I was curious what everyone in here thought my chances might be of getting a formal interview?
I’m a Cath Lab/IR tech looking for any advice on what to consider and what to avoid.
What is everyones experience with preference lists in the cath lab? Ours are either out of date or inconsistent across rooms. The lab is fairly large with 6 labs and numerous physicians with different specialties so keeping everything up to date is difficult. This prompted me to create Pull List which we are just starting to use.
It is designed to be easy to use with the ability to easily scan the barcode on items to add them to a list. There is also a way to import paper lists by simply taking a photo.
It's one of those things where I wonder why we were doing it the other way for so long.
Worth poking around at pulllist.online if you're still running paper binders or spreadsheets.
I would be happy to give you a quick demo if interested to get your lab setup.
First year general cardiology fellow here. I’m planning on interventional cardiology long‑term, but I can’t shake how much I genuinely love critical care and the CCU/CVICU. I loved it in residency and even now during fellowship I still feel drawn to hemodynamics, shock, vent, ECMO, all of it.
One thing that complicates this: I really don’t enjoy outpatient clinic. I’m happiest when I’m in the cath lab or in the ICU managing sick patients. That’s the environment where I feel most engaged and useful.
But everyone keeps telling me that combining IC + critical care is “not realistic,” “career‑limiting,” or only possible in a few academic places. I’ve heard that the job market is extremely narrow and most places won’t hire someone who wants to do both.
Any thoughts?
Any advice for studying! I've been accepted into the ICVT program with 9 others. I'm reaply exciting but I would like to come this fall prepared!
What materials do you recommend? Study habits? Things I should expect maybe... Thanks!
Hey guys i’m currently working in a lab that is definitely in need of a market based adjustment for techs in the lab. Is anyone willing to share how much they make an hr , location, any shift differentials or call bonuses? TYIA
Hey guys,
Just curious if anyone here has made this move and what your thoughts are. I’ve been doing CT for about 6 years at all places between Level I trauma and small outpatient centers and there’s a lot I like about CT but have been thinking about making the leap to cath lab as I think I’d find it to be more exciting and rewarding. Has anybody made this move? Are you satisfied working in the cath lab? Does the call kill you or do you get used to it? Would love to hear any and all perspectives, thanks
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Hi, I have ST depression in V2 through V6, and T wave flattening in level three. My lines are flat and saggy and some dip down. I also have very high uncontrolled blood pressure, and have had some possible cardiac episodes with shortness of breath, clamminess, one episode of vomiting... I am waiting to be scheduled for a cardiac catheterization to look for a blockage. I was just looking for anyone's thoughts on what could possibly be wrong based on the clinical notes above... Thank you. I am a 58-year-old female who has had high blood pressure since my teenage years.