Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab Exercise Physiologist
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- Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation exercise practitioner reviewing referrals, preparing sessions, monitoring patient responses, and documenting progress
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Cardiovascular, Respiratory & Neurodiagnostic Technologists: positions we recruit
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Choose diagnostic technologists by the studies, monitoring duties, and recorded data your department needs, not by a family label.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
What happens next
- We review your role, responsibilities and location.
- Ivan or a senior team member will reach out soon.
- You meet a focused shortlist when qualified candidates fit the agreed search.
- Fees.
- No upfront fee. Pay only if you hire, under the signed agreement.
- Exclusivity.
- Set out in the signed client agreement.
- Confidentiality.
- We agree the brief before outreach. This is not a promise of absolute anonymity.
- No hire.
- No hire means no fee on standard searches.
Positions we recruit
Cardiovascular, Respiratory & Neurodiagnostic Technologists
14 positions
14 matching positions
Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist (Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, RCIS)
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- Cardiac catheterization laboratory technologist preparing devices and maintaining sterile fields during diagnostic, interventional, and emergency procedures
ECMO Specialist
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- ECMO circuit specialist conducting circuit surveillance, documenting observations, and responding to alarms within program-authorized responsibilities
EEG Technologist (Neurodiagnostic Tech)
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- Neurodiagnostic recording technologist placing electrodes, acquiring outpatient or inpatient EEG studies, and troubleshooting noisy recording channels
EKG Technician (ECG, Holter and Stress Test Tech)
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- Cardiac testing technician acquiring ECG tracings, checking electrode placement, correcting artifacts, and communicating persistent recording problems
Electrophysiology Lab Technologist (EP Tech)
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- Electrophysiology laboratory technologist preparing mapping systems, tracking electrograms, troubleshooting equipment, and supporting ablation and device implantation
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Technologist (IONM Tech, CNIM)
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- Operating room neuromonitoring technologist establishing baselines, tracking signal changes, troubleshooting artifacts, and communicating with surgical teams
Lead Cath Lab Technologist
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- Working catheterization laboratory lead supporting procedures, coordinating technologist duties, checking equipment, and reporting room delays
Lead Respiratory Therapist
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- Working respiratory therapy lead treating patients, directing shift coverage, coaching therapists, and coordinating urgent treatment requests
Monitor Technician (Telemetry Tech)
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- Telemetry observation technician reviewing cardiac rhythms, checking signal artifacts, and reporting concerning changes to bedside teams
Neonatal / Pediatric Respiratory Therapist (RRT-NPS)
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- Neonatal and pediatric respiratory practitioner assessing ventilated infants and children, communicating condition changes, and documenting care
Polysomnographic Technologist (Sleep Tech, RPSGT)
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- Sleep study technologist preparing patients, acquiring overnight signals, performing CPAP titration, and documenting and scoring studies
Pulmonary Function Technologist (PFT Tech)
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- Pulmonary testing technologist performing lung function measurements and recording results during patient pulmonary function studies
Respiratory Therapist (RRT, CRT, RT)
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- Respiratory care practitioner performing ventilator checks, oxygen-device assessments, emergency response, blood gas communication, and clinical charting
Start with the work
What should you settle before you hire?
Cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurodiagnostic roles involve patients, devices, and clinical recordings, yet their work differs sharply. A technologist who manages ambulatory rhythm monitors may not be ready for pulmonary function testing, EEG recording, or overnight observation. The title list below adds the actual openings and counts.
Your brief should identify the studies, setting, schedule, equipment, and supervision behind each role.
We help you separate related positions before interviews begin. That keeps the search focused on recent work that matches your service. It also gives your interview team a practical basis for comparing specialists and cross-trained candidates.
Begin with the patient path through each test. Describe what the person does before arrival, during setup and recording, when signal quality drops, and after the study ends. Cardiovascular work can include ECGs, stress tests, ambulatory monitoring, echocardiography, vascular studies, or procedure support. Respiratory work can include pulmonary function testing, sleep studies, respiratory therapy, or blood gas collection. Neurodiagnostic work can include EEG, evoked potentials, long-term monitoring, or nerve conduction support.
One department may train people across studies, while another needs someone who can perform one modality with limited orientation. Clarify outpatient versus bedside testing, procedure-area work, overnight observation, call, travel between sites, and patient age groups. State who reviews results, who may change a protocol, and when the technologist contacts a clinician.
Ask for evidence
What should you check before an offer?
Ask, “Walk me through preparing a patient for your most common study.” Useful answers cover identity checks, preparation questions, sensor or transducer placement, baseline signal quality, and patient instructions. Listen for work the candidate personally performs. Ask, “What makes you repeat, pause, or report a study?”
- Look for artifacts, incomplete recordings, equipment faults, unexpected symptoms, or tracing changes. The candidate should separate technical corrections from observations needing clinician review.
- Ask, “Which systems and devices have you used recently, and what did you document?” Useful evidence includes calibration or quality checks, event marking, worksheets, recording storage, and handoff to the interpreting clinician. Ask when each platform was last used.
- Ask, “Tell me about a patient who could not tolerate the planned test.” A useful answer addresses positioning, privacy, anxiety, language or sensory barriers, and asking for help when appropriate. It should not suggest pushing a distressed patient through a study.
- Ask, “How do you report an urgent observation?” Look for the person contacted, the facts communicated, read-back where your site uses it, documentation, and observation within scope. This question matters for bedside testing, procedures, and extended monitoring.
Different backgrounds, different fit
Where does relevant experience come from?
Our source pool can include hospital diagnostic departments, outpatient testing centers, physician practices, sleep programs, rehabilitation services, imaging and procedure areas, and specialty laboratories. We speak with people whose background matches a defined study mix rather than treating every technical role in this family as interchangeable.
People may consider a move because they want less call, a narrower modality focus, different equipment, a return to direct testing, another patient setting, or a schedule that fits home responsibilities. We ask why a change is timely and whether your opening matches that reason.
Avoid these
Which hiring mistakes should you avoid?
A common mistake is listing every modality in this family when the opening covers one service. Broad wording attracts people with related experience but no recent work on your studies. Another is treating registration or certification as proof of current independent practice. Ask when the candidate last performed the exact test and how they corrected poor data.
Leaving call, weekend rotation, overnight recording, procedure timing, or site travel unclear. Those details often shape whether a candidate accepts.
Put it to work
What are the next steps?
Tell us which tests the person performs, which equipment is in use, the patient setting, shift pattern, call duties, and supervision model. We review work history, stated credentials, modality experience, and reasons for a move. Compare candidates using situations from your usual schedule.
Define the study mix
We use those facts to frame the search and screening questions.
Review relevant evidence
You complete credentialing, license verification where required, and your clinical assessment.
Interview against the work
Ask about preparation, signal quality, patient communication, escalation, and documentation before making a selection.
How should we verify licenses, registrations, and certificates for a modality role?
Ask which credential supports the work, its expiration date, issuing body, and any modality limits. Verify current status directly with the issuing body where applicable. Your organization then completes final credentialing, privilege review, and scope assessment. A family title does not establish independent scope.
How should we distinguish cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurodiagnostic technologists?
Start with studies and support duties, not the family label. Cardiovascular roles commonly cover cardiac or vascular testing. Respiratory roles may cover breathing assessment, therapy, or sleep-related work, while neurodiagnostic roles record nervous-system activity.
When does a cross-trained technologist search make sense?
Use a cross-trained search only when you can name the modalities the person must perform independently. A specialist search is clearer when services use different equipment, schedules, credentials, or escalation routes.
What should we clarify for an overnight neurodiagnostic opening?
Describe setup, continuous observation, event marking, troubleshooting, patient assistance, morning disconnects, and the route for reporting concerning events. State whether the technologist works alone or alongside other staff.
Can we interview before we finalize the equipment list?
Yes, if candidates receive an accurate outline of the work. Ask which platforms and devices they have used, how they learned an unfamiliar system, and which tasks transfer.
How can Healthcare Headhunters help with this hire?
Send us the role, where the person will work and what needs to change with this hire. We will ask about the work, not just the title. Share any license or schedule limits that could rule someone out before we begin the search.
Send us the study mix, schedule, patient setting, and escalation points behind your opening.
What happens next
- We review your role, responsibilities and location.
- Ivan or a senior team member will reach out soon.
- You meet a focused shortlist when qualified candidates fit the agreed search.
- Fees.
- No upfront fee. Pay only if you hire, under the signed agreement.
- Exclusivity.
- Set out in the signed client agreement.
- Confidentiality.
- We agree the brief before outreach. This is not a promise of absolute anonymity.
- No hire.
- No hire means no fee on standard searches.
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