Excite Health Partners is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Cath Lab for a travel nursing job in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Cardiac Cath Lab
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/29/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Title: IR Tech
Facility: Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Shift: Day/PM rotation with occasional weekend shifts
Start Date: 12/29/2025
Scheduled End: 03/28/2026
Assignment Duration: 13 weeks
Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week
Weekly Taxable Pay: $2,707.60
Weekly Stipend: $1,540.00
About Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
- Location: Milwaukee, WI
- Level III Trauma Center
- Level III NICU
- Magnet Designation for nursing excellence
- Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Total Beds: 933
- Covid-19 vaccine required for all staff
Position Overview
Join a dynamic interventional radiology team at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center as an IR Tech. This role involves supporting high-acuity cases within a fast-paced environment, primarily in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, with occasional shifts in hybrid procedures. This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to life-saving interventions and expand your expertise in a leading healthcare facility.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in diagnostic and interventional procedures including RHC, LHC, STEMI/NSTEMI, CTO, valvuloplasty, Cardiomems, biopsies, atherectomies, staged PCI, IABP, Impella, and ECMO (preferred)
- Support peripheral diagnostic and interventional cases, including fistulograms
- Participate in hybrid procedures such as TAVRs, Watchman devices, AAA grafts, thoracic grafts, and clip placements (experience preferred but not required)
- Operate and troubleshoot imaging equipment like GE C-arms, Volcano, St. Jude devices, Alphavac, Angiovac, EKOS, Anari, GE Pruka (Maclab), Fuji and ProSolv PACS, Maquet IABP
- Provide scrub and panning support during procedures
- Monitor patient vitals and manage hemodynamics under supervision
Qualifications and Requirements
Certifications & Licenses:
- RN: BLS, ACLS; NIHSS (preferred)
- RTR: BLS, ACLS, Wisconsin License; RCIS (preferred)
Skills & Experience:
- Minimum 3 years of experience in interventional radiology or cardiac catheterization labs
- Proficiency with diagnostic and interventional procedures listed above
- Ability to manage conscious sedation and titrate IV drips (RN)
- Skilled in scrubbing, panning, and case support (RTR)
- Hybrid case experience is a plus
Preferred Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Nursing or Radiologic Technology preferred
- Prior experience with ECMO and TAVR procedures highly desirable
- Experience in high-volume, high-acuity cardiac labs
Additional Information
- Shifts: 5 days per week, 8-10 hours per shift; schedule includes day and PM rotations
- Occasional weekend shifts and on-call duties with 30-minute response time
- On-call from Friday to Friday every 2-3 months, with flexible days off
- Orientation: One week of onboarding
- Staffing support includes housekeeping, storeroom management, transport, reception/HUC, charge nurse/lead tech, RTs, hospitalists, and cardiology team members available 24/7
- Equipment: EPIC charting system, Alaris infusion pumps, Pyxis medication stations, GE imaging equipment, and other advanced devices
- Parking: Free onsite parking
- Scrub Color: Provided
- All staff must adhere to fatigue policy (max 60 hours/week or 5 consecutive 12-hour shifts)
Benefits & Opportunities
- Competitive weekly pay and stipend
- Opportunity to work in a top-tier, Magnet-designated facility with a comprehensive stroke program
- Exposure to a variety of advanced interventional procedures
- Support for professional growth and skill enhancement in a high-volume cardiac lab environment
If you're a dedicated IR Tech with the required experience and licenses, ready to make an impact in Milwaukee, we want to hear from you!
Excite Health Partners Job ID #192008. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: IR Tech
About Excite Health Partners
For more than a decade, Excite Health Partners has matched opportunities with success. Starting as a two-man company, Excite Health Partners has rapidly expanded becoming a leading provider in healthcare recruitment for health systems across the United States. From Allied Health services to Travel Nursing, we address the ever-growing staffing needs within the industry. We take the time to connect healthcare professionals to the right-fit position, turning jobs into careers. Success starts today, let's get to it.
Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Weekly pay
- Dental benefits
- Holiday Pay
- Vision benefits
- Benefits start day 1
- Life insurance
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Company provided housing options
