**Description** **Job Description:** The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Technician performs diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterizations and other related procedures. Inserts small catheters through a needle into the blood vessels and heart to allow x-ray, angiograms, and other recordings to be taken and determine heart structure and function. Schedules and observes time-management techniques according to departmental productivity and efficiency standards while observing a quality patient care experience. Adheres to the infection control and ALARA guidelines as related to the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. **Requirements:** Complete an associate degree or certificate program in cardiovascular technology or a related field. Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification. **About Us:** Merit Health Central is a 319-bed health care facility offering a wide range of services provided in a safe, caring, environment. Core services include diagnostic and surgical cardiac services, obstetrics and women’s health, cancer care, emergency department with FastTrack, orthopedics, inpatient adult behavioral health services, neurosurgery and general surgical services. Merit Health Central is home to Mississippi’s first non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgery and only designated burn center and is one of the first hospitals in the nation to add a PET/CT. INDSURGIMG **Qualifications** **Education** **Required** + Technical/other training or better **Licenses & Certifications** **Required** + L-MS-Med Rad Tech + C-ARRT Radiography Cert + C-AHA BLS Basic Cardiac **Experience** **Preferred** + 2 years: Two (2) years of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory experience in a high volume setting is preferred. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Equal Employment Opportunity This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.