In an entirely unexpected move, even for myself, I’m changing jobs once again. After two years of being a cardiovascular technician, I’m moving one hallway over and becoming an electrophysiology technician. In short, when it comes to the heart, I used to help the plumbers, and now I’ll be helping the electricians.
This was not something I had planned at all. I knew the opening was coming, but I had no intention of pursuing it…until about a month and a half ago, when we finally found a church we want to join. The problem with being a cardiovascular tech is that we have to take lots of “on call” hours - 1-2 nights a week, and one weekend a month. Being on call one weekend a month makes it really difficult to get involved at church, especially when the weekend is random.
It is kind of a surprising move for me. I did really enjoy cath work, and I was moving towards RCIS credentialing (Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist). I had no plans to move to EP, and I’ll be eating a lot of words, most likely: I’m certainly not innocent in the EP-Cath wars that have occurred in the lab, and I’ve vented a frustration or two at EP’s using one of our rooms and not putting it back properly, or EP’s always getting to share the free Cath lunches but never sharing theirs.
Alas, external reasons for making the move have won out. Church and family are more important, and so October 30, I’ll no longer be a cardiovascular tech.
And so onward I go, to become an EP tech, a job I’ll be sticking with for three years until my M.S. Ed (English and Special Ed) is complete. It’s a little scary, but I can’t say I’ll mind not having to sit at home with my pager, hoping that it won’t go off.
Especially with my new little girl at home.
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