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You need an EP Tech who can keep mapping, recording, and implant equipment ready while the electrophysiologist makes the next procedural decision.
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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.
- EP Tech
- EP Lab Specialist
What does an open seat cost you every week?
An open role costs you more than the recruiting fee. Someone covers the work, waits for care, or stops a service. We ask what is falling behind and who is carrying it. Use your own figures to compare the cost of waiting with the cost of hiring.
The seat is costing you every week.
Overtime, diverted patients, a stretched team and a schedule held together by favors.
The posting brought the wrong people.
Applicants arrive, but the person who has done this exact work is employed and not looking.
You are the one chasing.
Screening calls, no-shows and follow-ups land on the desk of someone with a facility to run.
What does this hire really come down to?
An Electrophysiology Lab Technologist, also called an EP Tech or EP Lab Specialist, supports cardiac rhythm procedures from setup through documentation. On shift, the technologist prepares recording and 3D mapping systems, tracks electrograms, responds to equipment issues, and supports ablation and device implant cases.
One technologist may have stocked the room and opened cases. Another may have built maps, checked poor signals, adjusted settings at direction, and traced a recording problem during a case. We ask what the person personally operated during recent procedures.
Your case mix should shape the search. We ask where your team can train and where prior experience is needed on day one.
We arrange locum tenens, travel and contract coverage on request. Credentialing, licensing and malpractice coverage are confirmed per engagement before anyone starts.
What do we check before you see anyone?
Credential status. We confirm whether the candidate holds RCES through CCI or CEPS through IBHRE. We ask when the credential was verified and how the candidate applies that preparation during rhythm-management cases. Your organization reviews any state license that applies to the role.
- 3D mapping work. We ask which platforms the technologist directly operated, including Carto or EnSite when relevant. Candidates describe building anatomy, marking points, reviewing signal quality, and responding when the displayed map does not match the physician’s expectation.
- Ablation case support. We separate exposure from active participation in radiofrequency or cryoablation cases. We ask about connecting catheters and cables, recording data, changing settings when directed, and documenting events that affected the case.
- Device implant experience. We ask about direct support during pacemaker, ICD, or related device implants. A useful answer explains what the candidate checked when lead data looked unusual, connections needed review, or system data did not display as expected.
- Electrogram work. We ask candidates how they recognize noisy, incomplete, or poorly displayed signals. Strong answers describe checking connections, filters, gain, and catheter position with the team instead of making unsupported clinical conclusions.
- Radiation and sterile-field routines. We ask how the technologist worked within the lab’s established practices during EP procedures. This helps distinguish someone who worked in the procedure room from someone whose role stopped at technical setup.
Where do we find them, and why would they move?
Our search reaches EP labs within heart programs, where technologists support mapping, ablation, and implant teams. Someone may consider a move for a different case mix, greater exposure to a preferred platform, a schedule change, or more technical responsibility. We also speak with cath lab technologists moving into EP.
Some have meaningful rhythm-procedure cross-training and want more mapping or device work. We test that experience closely because coronary intervention work alone does not establish EP readiness.
Which mistakes stall the search?
A common mistake is treating general cardiovascular experience as equal to direct 3D mapping, ablation, and electrogram work. Another is skipping implant questions, then learning the candidate prepared supplies but did not assist with equipment troubleshooting. General cardiovascular experience does not always show EP depth.
Comparing software names without asking what the technologist changed, checked, or documented during a case.
How would we run the search for this opening?
Tell us whether the opening centers on mapping-heavy ablations, device implants, or both. We present permanent-placement candidates with credential and work-history findings. We coordinate interview feedback and offer discussions. A mapping-heavy ablation program may need a different background than a lab focused on device implants.
Define the case mix
Share the systems in use, call expectations, shift pattern, and the skills your team can teach.
Review focused candidates
You receive specific answers about mapping, ablations, implants, electrograms, and equipment troubleshooting before deciding who to interview.
Make the hire on clear terms
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
Where this search connects
Cardiovascular, Respiratory & Neurodiagnostic Technologists
SpecialtyCardiac Cath Lab Technologist (Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, RCIS)
Related roleRespiratory Therapist (RRT, CRT, RT)
Related rolePolysomnographic Technologist (Sleep Tech, RPSGT)
Related roleIntraoperative Neuromonitoring Technologist (IONM Tech, CNIM)
Related roleNational median annual wage. SOC 29-2031, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians.
BLS reports Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians as one occupation. It does not publish a separate estimate for Electrophysiology Lab Technologist (EP Tech), its setting or its engagement terms.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025-05, released 2026-05-15. View source. See the full guide.
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What are the commercial terms for a permanent EP Tech search?
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement. Locum, travel, contract, and per diem placements into your own pool are available on request, with terms confirmed before anyone starts.
How do you tell whether an EP Tech has real mapping depth?
We ask for a recent-case explanation from system preparation through map creation and troubleshooting. We listen for specific actions involving electrograms, signal quality, settings, and communication with the electrophysiologist.
Should we limit the search to candidates who know our exact mapping platform?
That depends on the training your team can provide. Exact platform experience can shorten orientation, while strong 3D mapping judgment may transfer well when local setup and preferences can be taught.
Can a cath lab technologist move successfully into EP?
Yes, if the person has substantial EP cross-training and can describe direct mapping, ablation, or implant work. We do not present general cath lab experience as a substitute for those skills.
Do RCES or CEPS credentials replace our credentialing process?
No: RCES through CCI and CEPS through IBHRE show professional preparation. Your organization still reviews credentials, any applicable state license, references, technical ability, and internal clinical standards.
What should you send us about this role?
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.
Tell us which cases, systems, and troubleshooting decisions fill a typical EP shift. We will build the permanent search around that work.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
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.
Which other positions in this family should you consider?
Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist (Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, RCIS) · EKG Technician (ECG, Holter and Stress Test Tech)
What do you get at each step of the search?
Our process for every search: calibrate the seat with you, map the market, research the real people, reach out to each one personally, qualify them in live conversation, then hand you a short list with a written brief on each person and support through the offer.
Search Calibration
You get an agreed brief: the work, reporting line, credentials, schedule, and offer you can make.
Market Mapping
You get a search aimed at relevant backgrounds, including people working now who have not applied.
Professional Contact Intelligence
We check appropriate ways to reach the people identified for your search. You do not have to chase them yourself.
Persistent Personalized Outreach
We explain your actual job and follow up with people who may consider a conversation.
Live Candidate Qualification
You see people we have spoken with about the work, interest, and practical fit, not an unread resume pile.
Candidate Intelligence and Process Support
You get a written brief and support through interviews and offer discussions. You make the hiring decision.
How long will it take to see a short list?
That depends on the job, schedule, available people, and what your employer can offer. We discuss those constraints before outreach and update you as candidates respond. We do not promise a fixed shortlist date. We check the job brief before arranging interviews. Tell us which parts of the role you can change.
What if a candidate receives a counteroffer?
We ask why the person wants to move and discuss competing decisions before an offer. A counteroffer can still change their choice. Keep the duties and offer clear rather than assuming more money settles every concern. Tell us early if parts of your offer cannot change, so the candidate hears it from us first.
What are the replacement terms?
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement. Ask us to walk through those terms before you sign, so you know how a replacement would work for your opening and who would start it.
What do we not do in a standard permanent search?
We do not bill standard contingency search by the hour or simply repost your job. Temporary coverage is a separate arrangement. Any retainer or different engagement must be agreed, not assumed. Tell us early if you need coverage while the permanent search runs.