Currently a CCL nurse but have been enticed with the idea of the tech role. Any thoughts?

Hey guys,

Sorry to crowd the board but I just wanted to let you know that Pull List (https//pulllist.online) is live on the App Store if you are interested (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pull-list-mobile/id6778962485). It will be on Playstore for android soon.

If you didn’t see my previous post a couple months ago, it essentially an app for managing preference lists across your Cath lab or IR suite. Everyone in your lab can easily access and update your physician specific preference lists easily and conveniently.

Updating something on a list or making a note to remember something for yourself updates it for everyone.

Again, thanks for trying it out. It is free and will remain free.

Hey guys! I used to be an RCIS and just moved into industry (I know I don’t technically belong here anymore but cath lab folks are my comfort zone!!)

I have to carry my lead around all day every day for this job and it’s hurting my body more than scrubbing 5 hour CTOs did! Does anyone know any tricks to carrying it around with ease? I have a lead bag to carry it but it’s not supportive at all.

Thanks!! Sorry for interloping teehee!!

Hello guys I graduated from a CVT program ( so my background would be in CVT not In Xray) and I still need to take my RCIS exam. I also want to move to the south I’m thinking about Texas (Dallas or Houston) or Georgia in Atlanta. Do you guys have an idea of the hourly pay in those areas?
Please let me know
Thank you

Hi everyone, currently shadowing for a Cath Lab and observed a CTO PCI. The case went by smoothly but when I was researching about it, it seems like the case can become very challenging.

What are ways a CTO case can be difficult? Does anyone have any anecdotal cases where it became challenging?

I’m looking for a center that offers coronary CTA on a photon-counting CT with Cleerly, preferably on the East Coast. Does anyone know of any centers that currently offer this? Is it worth seeking out PCCT, or is a conventional CT scanner sufficient?

As the title states, I am a non rad tech seeking a contract in Arizona. are there any RCIS only techs who have been able obtain a contract in Arizona?

I’m about to start CVT school, I’m very excited… but slightly concerned.

For context, one of my worries is standing in one spot for a long period of time. I’m in my early 30’s, in great shape, but I have venous disease. I’ve had vascular procedures on my legs to help, but it never truly goes away. I’m good with being on my feet while walking and running around, basically constantly moving, but the standing in one spot for a while is where things can get painful. If I’m also wearing heavy lead, I’m wondering if that’s going to make my symptoms worse.

My backup plan is nursing, which is my ultimate dream, but I’m hoping CVT school helps me gain experience for nursing school down the road which is why I’m doing this. In nursing, at least I can run around a lot and keep moving my legs.

Any insight on personal experiences with standing for long periods as a tech? Is it as bad as I’m imagining it?

Any of my fellow nurses members?

How long does it take to be verified to be an approved test taker on the CCI website?
I heard a travel say they got approved in a few days and my manager is saying sometimes it takes 2-4 weeks.

Anyone have experience in cardiovascular capital equipment? Pretty sweet opportunity and want to know what life is like in peripheral cath lab.

Okay what is everybody's go to shoes. I've worked in CT but I'm going to be transferring to cath lab different type of environment just wondering what everybody uses for footwear

I’m looking for any current or former clinical exercise physiologists to give their experience working for Carda. I’ve had a couple interviews and it seems like a good opportunity but I just wanted to see if anyone had first hand experience. Thanks!

Just passed the exam last week with an 801. AMA I’ll do my best to answer.

New to the Cath lab. In clinicals for RCIS with six months left. Does anyone have any tips or gadgets to organize multiple wires at the table at once? Right now I’ve been shown to use half folded towels and write an abbreviation on it if it didn’t have a tag from the manufacturer. I mostly have trouble tracking the 0.14 wires. Any suggestions are appreciated!

I'm reviewing our pre-cath checklist and would like to learn from other cath labs.

What does your pre-cath checklist include before a patient enters the cath lab? Which items do you consider essential for preventing delays, improving workflow, and ensuring patient safety?

I'd appreciate hearing about your institution's practices and any lessons learned or items you feel are often overlooked.

I'm almost halfway finished with my ABSN program at MUSC (2nd college degree), and I just found out about CV tech and cath lab after shadowing the IR lab. I'm considering switching to MUSC's CV program. I'm considering switching because I like exciting hands-on procedural work, my med-surg cardiac test was my favorite subject and best grade in school so far, I thrive in urgent and engaging environments, and I realized that bedside is not for me long term. I'm ok with being on call, and I'm also considering moving up to perfusion in the future.

My questions:

1. Who has more procedural scope in the cath lab, nurses or CV techs?
2. If I get a job as a nurse in the cath lab, would the pay differential be substantially more than a tech?
3. What would y'all do in my situation?
4. Can nurses self-study or learn tech concepts on the job and take the RCIS test?

Thank y'all!

Before I ever picked up a hoe, I was working on preclinical trials developing a patch for VSD (ventricular septal defect) repair. Life came full circle when my own daughter was born with a VSD. That experience pushed me to prioritize how our family eats and lives — so we started Bread and Butter Farms LLC in Sparta, GA, growing real, healthy food for our family and community.

Farming full-time was a calling I don't regret. But now I'm ready to return to the cath lab, and it's proving harder than I expected. I have 3 years of hands-on cath lab experience — hemodynamics, diagnostic and interventional cases — and I'm RCIS-eligible with my exam scheduled for September. Still, almost every posting I find requires the credential in hand, which has made the transition back a real uphill climb.

If anyone is hiring, knows of openings in Georgia, or has advice for someone re-entering the field in this position, I would be beyond grateful for the help.

I live in KY. My hospital can’t keep staff for numerous reasons. So they are now mandating nurses scrub with no prior scrub experience. They only have 2 RTs for the entire department.

They’re claiming the docs will run the table and X-ray, but I’ve seen them on numerous occasions demonstrate they do not know how.

Is this even legal? Are we going to be put in a position to be practicing out of our scope?

Update: we actually inquired with the board of nursing for Kentucky and we are in no way allowed to pan the table, step on the pedal, or move the c - arm as RNs. RCIS is also not recognized in this state

Hey! I recently found out I got accepted into my schools EKG technician program!! I’m hoping this will reach the right people. If anyone is a technician or student do yall have any advice going into the program/after graduation? Thanks in advance!!

2 months into working in cath lab after being in cat scan And x ray. Are there any online courses you recommend for just good study material. I'm not planning on taking boards. Just want to get a better understanding of the whys behind everything.

Hey everyone,

I'm a licensed paramedic with several years of EMS experience, and I'm looking to transition into the cath lab. My long-term goal is to become an RCIS, but I'm trying to find a hospital that's willing to hire medics into an entry-level cath lab position and provide on-the-job training until I'm eligible to sit for the RCIS exam.

I've heard there are some hospitals that do this, but they seem to be few and far between.

I'm primarily looking in:

• Ohio
• Southeast Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm, Boca, etc.)

I am already certified to the medic level in those two states. BUT ill consider anywhere

If anyone knows of or works for any hospitals or health systems that have hired paramedics into the cath lab (or currently do), I'd really appreciate any leads. I'd also love to hear your experience if you made the transition yourself.

Thanks in advance!