<p>Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas is recruiting a full-time Cardiovascular (CV) Technologist to join its cardiac catheterization laboratory team. This is a days-shift position supporting a full spectrum of hemodynamic monitoring and interventional procedures alongside attending physicians, serving a patient population ranging from adolescents through geriatrics. The role carries a sign-on bonus opportunity and sits within a faith-based regional health system with deep roots in the Rio Grande Valley dating to the 1920s.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Sign-on bonus available for qualified candidates</li> <li>Full-time, day-shift schedule</li> <li>Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance</li> <li>401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match</li> <li>Health savings accounts (HSA) and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts (FSA)</li> <li>Generous paid time off</li> <li>Career development and continuing education opportunities</li> <li>Employee Assistance Program and employee discount program</li> <li>Voluntary benefits: pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare assistance, auto and home insurance</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Performs hemodynamic monitoring procedures of a highly specialized nature in the cardiac catheterization laboratory</li> <li>Directly assists the physician during all cath lab procedures</li> <li>Patient population spans adolescents through geriatrics, requiring broad age-specific competency</li> <li>Supports nursing personnel with emergency procedures as needed</li> <li>Assumes responsibility for equipment maintenance and quality control within the lab</li> <li>Cleans and packages instruments and supplies for sterilization, maintaining procedural readiness</li> <li>Assumes the monitor technologist role as clinical needs require</li> <li>Established competency validation required within the designated introductory period</li> <li>Part of a regional health system serving the Rio Grande Valley with a long-standing commitment to quality, compassionate, patient-first care</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>High school diploma or equivalent required; formal cardiovascular technology training preferred</li> <li>Minimum one year of healthcare or cardiac catheterization laboratory experience preferred</li> <li>Active AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required at time of hire</li> <li>Ability to complete all position-specific competencies within the designated introductory period</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Harlingen is located in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley in deep South Texas — a region known for its warm climate, affordable cost of living, and proximity to the Texas Gulf Coast and the international culture of the US-Mexico border. The area offers year-round outdoor recreation, a growing culinary and arts scene, and easy access to South Padre Island beaches roughly 45 minutes away. Harlingen's low housing costs and family-friendly communities make it an attractive destination for healthcare professionals seeking quality of life alongside meaningful clinical work.</p>