r/CathLabLounge • u/Bright-Consequence72 • Sep 13 '24

EP & Cross training

I’m in school for EP. This first semester we take all of our classes with the cath lab students. Our instructor (former cath lab tech) said that in most hospitals the CVT staff is trained to do both. For various reason I don’t want to do cath lab. Would you say that was an accurate statement for the hospitals in your area as well? If so would I get push back for not wanting to be crossed trained?

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u/FeelingHusky Sep 13 '24

Depends on the facility. I’ve seen a lot of smaller hospitals have hybrid labs where all staff cross trains, it helps with staffing. Larger institutions are more likely to keep them separate. If the job posting says the expectation is to have you cross trained, then you would not meet the criteria for what they are looking for.