
Lab | Cath Lab Tech
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Rockford, IL
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Radiologic Technologist
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $82.13
- Weekly
- $3,285
- Yearly (full-time)
- $170,820
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 2, 2026
This job pays about $82.13/hour — 114% above the median for Radiologic Technologist jobs in Illinois ($38.43/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 40 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Radiologic Technologist jobs in Illinois right now
- 105 open Radiologic Technologist jobs in Illinois from 5 agencies, 14 of them in Rockford.
- Pay in these listings: $39.08 – $116/hour, median $73.38/hour.
- Typical Radiologic Technologist pay in Illinois: $38.43/hour ($79,934/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Care Team Solutions ($81.95/hour across 6 jobs).
Job description
Cath Lab Technologist – Travel Contract in Rockford, Illinois
Apply for a Cath Lab Technologist travel contract in Rockford, Illinois, supporting high-acuity cardiac and neuro-interventional procedures. This 13-week Illinois travel healthcare job offers the opportunity to work in an acute care setting while building your expertise in high-risk coronary intervention and STEMI cases. Rockford combines a welcoming community with access to parks, local arts and culture, restaurants, and convenient regional travel throughout northern Illinois.
Cath Lab Technologist Travel Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $3,170–$3,400
- Location: Rockford, Illinois
- Assignment Type: Travel contract
- Start Date: November 2, 2026
- Duration: 13 weeks, through February 1, 2027
- Schedule: Approximately 5 shifts per week; 8- or 10-hour day shifts with start times around 7:00 a.m. or 8:30 a.m., as assigned
- Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week
- Call Requirement: Weeknight, weekend, and holiday call as scheduled; 30-minute response time
- Weekend Requirement: Approximately 4 weekends during the 13-week assignment
- Department: Cardiac Cath Lab with potential floating to EP or IR
- Technology: Epic and McKesson
Cath Lab Technologist Job Requirements
- At least 3 years of Cath Lab or cardiac catheterization laboratory experience
- Previous experience with neuro-interventional procedures
- High-risk coronary intervention and STEMI intervention experience
- Proficiency scrubbing and circulating STEMI cases
- Willingness to learn circulating and monitoring responsibilities in neuro-interventional procedures for call coverage
- Active Illinois license or confirmation that the licensure application process has been initiated
- ARRT certification, including Radiologic Technologist certification (ARRT(R))
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association
- Ability to meet all applicable health-system compliance requirements, including a negative drug screen
Cath Lab Technologist Responsibilities
- Scrub, circulate, and monitor cardiac catheterization procedures
- Support high-risk coronary interventions and STEMI activations in a fast-paced acute care environment
- Assist with coronary and neuro-interventional cases involving high-acuity patients
- Participate in scheduled call coverage and respond within 30 minutes when called in
- Develop and perform neuro-interventional circulating and monitoring duties as needed
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, technologists, and other members of the interventional care team
- Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and follow established procedural and patient safety standards
- Adapt to operational needs, including potential assignments in electrophysiology (EP) or interventional radiology (IR)
Apply now for this Cath Lab Technologist travel contract in Rockford, Illinois, and join a high-acuity cardiac and neuro-interventional team.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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