Cath Lab Special Procedure Technologist

Position Title: Cath Lab Special Procedure Technologist (Confidential Client)
Location: Oregon City, OR | Onsite
Employment Type: Permanent

Compensation

• Salary: $55.92 - $64.62/hr
• Relocation Assistance: Up to $10,000

Position Summary

Assists credentialed provider with all diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic procedures within the cardiac and vascular laboratory environments. Performs all duties in a manner that promotes teamwork and reflects organizational mission and philosophy goals. Works under direct supervision of a credentialed provider.

Primary Functions

• Monitors radiation safety and completes the necessary administrative tasks to ensure proper documentation and compliance
• Actively performs quality assurance functions of x-ray equipment and protective garments/accessories, trouble shoots equipment problems and initiates vendor service call
• Assists hospital radiation safety officer in survey and compliance documentation for the CVLs
• Serves as 1) scrub, 2) monitor/recorder, and 3) x-ray technician, for all CVL procedures as assigned by the Charge RN or the management team
• Prepares and positions patients for invasive procedures
• Assists with cardiovascular tests and record patients hemodynamic activity using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices and laboratory instruments
• Obtains hemostasis at arterial and venous access sites post-procedure, including removal of sheaths and safe management of hemostatic devices
• Sets up, maintains, and troubleshoots all equipment used in procedures when required
• Recognizes cardiac arrhythmias and hemodynamic waveforms and alerts credentialed provider and other team members during procedures and according to protocol
• Administers intra-coronary and/or intra-arterial medications under direct supervision of the physician
• Prepares and maintains sterile field using aseptic technique for testing procedures
• Supports the physician in the sterile field as a scrub by assisting, preparing, and maintaining the sterile field using aseptic technique for all CVL procedures as assigned by the Charge Nurse or management team
• Prepares, maintains, and operates hemodynamic and monitoring equipment
• Performs basic and advanced life support when required, including defibrillation
• Maintains proficiencies to perform point of care tests on lab equipment such as activated clotting time (ACT), oxygen saturations, glucose testing, and arterial blood gases (ABG)
• Performs patient teaching of procedures
• Works on call and is required to respond on-site within 30 minutes of call
• Restocks supplies, maintains clean work area; file room work area
• Assists with transportation of patients

Must-Haves

• Minimum twelve (12) continuous months of cardiac cath lab, EP, and/or Special procedures work experience within the last three (3) years
• Successful completion of an accredited program in radiologic technology (ARRT)
• Certified Radiologic Technologist (Washington) OR Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist License (Oregon)
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Certificate within 12 months of hire OR Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist Certificate within 12 months of hire OR American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Certificate - Vascular Interventional Radiography within 12 months of hire from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists OR American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Certificate - Cardiac Interventional Radiography within 12 months of hire from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
• Basic Life Support within 1 month of hire
• Radiologic Technologist Certification from American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 2 months of hire
• Proof of continuing education to maintain registry
• Demonstrates customer-focused service skills
• Ability to use and apply excellent communication and interpersonal skills with peers and administration
• Performs all functions at a high level of competence without direct supervision
• Must be able to comply with departmental policy for 30-minute response time for after-hour call backs
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment
• Familiarity with use of IVUS, Site Rite, Atherectomy Devices, Pacemakers/ICDs, and Coronary Angiograms/Interventions
• Familiarity with PACS image retrieval for presentation during active cases

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of recent EP, interventional cardiac, and/or vascular lab experience
• Recent prior angio/cath lab experience
• Organization skills, time management, prioritization, planning; attention to detail; problem solving, decision making, judgment; technical skills; initiative; communication, interpersonal skills, customer relations, organizational relations
• Adaptability; flexibility
• Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) - Registered Cardiac Invasive Specialist (RCIS), or Registered Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES), or The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Cardiac-Interventional Radiography (ARRT-CI) or Vascular-Interventional Radiography (ARRT-VI)
• EKG Rhythm / Dysrhythmia Recognition