Cardiac Cath Radiology Technologist LA/OC/DOWNEY Per Diem

Primary Location Downey, California Facility Name Downey Medical Center Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Schedule Per Diem Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1 Shift Day Salary $88.23 - $95.43 / hour

Job Number 1450730 Date Posted 10/06/2026

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Job Summary:

Under general supervision: creates, manipulates, enhances, stores/records analog and digital radiographic images that visualize areas of interest involved in diagnostic and interventional cardio-vascular procedures and examinations; performs a variety of technical and supportive patient care tasks.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Direct patient Care and Procedural Activites:Patient Education - Explains test procedures and purpose.
• Patient Preparation - Prepares patients for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Interventional procedures to include: assess site, sterile field, and monitoring device(s) preparation.
• Procedural Assistance - Assists physician in adult and pediatric Cardiovascular radiographic procedures and exams including: to include: Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging: Scrub, circulate, device prep (i.e. catheter) Right and Left heart Catheterization, Angiograms, Myocardial, Biopsy, Intravascular Ultrasound, Flowire, Interventional Procedures, and Imaging. Scrub, circulate, device prep (I.e. balloon, stent, rotablator) Angioplasty, Stenting Atherectomy Valvuloplasty Septostomy Embolization.
• Patient Monitoring - Hymodynamic and patient monitoring Emergency Response - Responds and assists in STAT request, emergencies and Code Blue situations.
• Indirect Patient Care and Procedural Activities: Policy and Procedures - Understands and complies with Regulatory, Hospital and Departmental policy, procedure and/or regulation.
• Safety - Complies with Radiation, Safety and Infection Control guidelines.
• Maintains a clean working environment.
• Proper disposal of specimen and/or waste material.
• Notification to immediate supervisor (or designee) of non or miss-functioning items.
• Quality Control - Performs radiographic sensitomtery and dosimtery measurements to ensure proper settings.
• Image Processing - Maintains processor and chemicals, develop cine film, performs digital image processing.
• Patient Transportation - Transports patients to and from procedure areas.
• Specimen Preparation - Assists in obtaining and preparing samples and specimens for lab analysis.
• Inventory Control - Restocks working areas with supplies, devices and equipment.
• Notification to immediate supervisor (or designee) upon reaching inventory par levels.
• Documentation - Completes documentation of records, logs, files, and forms.
• Data Integrity - Performs accurate measurements and calculations on related radiographic and patient data.
• Quality Management - Participates in QM data collection as requested.
• Reporting - Notification of variances to immediate supervisor.
• Orientation and Training - Provides orientation and training to new and/or less experiences personnel.
• Meeting and In-services - Participates in Hospital and departmental meetings and in-services as required.
• Licenses and Certifications - Maintains current and required licensure and certificates.
• Resource and Communication - Serves as a resource person to co-workers, problem solves and effectively communicates.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• N/A.

Education

• Graduation from an accredited educational program in Diagnostic Radiologic Technology approved by the American Medical Association and the American College of Radiology;
• Completion of a formal or in-house training program in radiographic special procedures and cardio-vascular procedures/exams.

License, Certification, Registration

• Certified Radiologic Technologist - Fluoroscopy Certificate (California)

• Radiologic Technologist Certificate (California)

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Certificate - Cardiovascular Interventional Radiography from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and to utilize the principles, theories, practices and techniques of radiological technology including special procedures.
• Radiologic technology special procedures experience.
• Cardiac Cath Lab experience (Cardiac Cath Lab experience may be at the discretion of the department).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Impella, temp pacer, & IABP exp

Notes:

• Rotating weekends.
• Ability to take call w/ 30 min response time req

Primary Location: California,Downey,Downey Medical Center Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1 Shift: Day Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sa Working Hours Start: 10:00 AM Working Hours End: 06:30 PM Job Schedule: Per Diem Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B01|SEIU|Local 399 Job Level: Entry Level Department: Downey Medical Center - Cardiac Catheteriztn-Reg Clin - 0806 Pay Range: $88.23 - $95.43 / hour Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate''s years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: No Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente''s Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente''s policies and procedures.

Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

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