Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist

Title: Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist

Schedule: Full-Time Days | 7:00am – 5:30PM | Full Time | Day Shift|4/10’s| |Rotating weekday off

Setting/Specialty: structural heart cases vascular cases, left heart catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention, and electrophysiology studies. 20-30 cases per day.

Required Certifications: ARRT (R), MRT, BLS

Required Experience: ARRT (R) or RCIS Certified - Radiological Techs Welcome

The Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, under general supervision, helps Physicians during catheterization / electrophysiology lab procedures. Prepares room and equipment, instructs patients, monitors patient's condition and provides routine and emergency patient care during procedures. Contributes to the orientation and training of other team members. Help in daily, monthly, and or quarterly quality control initiative through auditing and reporting.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE

• Helps Physicians with arteriograms/catheterizations, permanent pacemaker implantations, implantable cardiac defibrillators, diagnostic and interventional, peripheral and coronary, interventional and thrombolytic therapy.

• Follows national and state radiation protection regulations for patients, self and staff. Provides emergency procedures (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), defibrillation, etc.) as needed.

• Performs pre and post-procedure care and monitoring.

• Orients patients for catheterization or electrophysiology procedures.

• Answers related questions to make patient relaxed

• Monitors patient’s ECG, pressures, temperature and impendences while in Electrophysiology Lab; notifies physician of variances.

• Helps in running RF/Cryo ablation systems, 3D mapping, and records other procedural documentation.

• Manages and maintains images that may include stenosis testing, formatting and processing on both cardiac and peripheral cases.

• Helps in procedure rooms and collects registry and quality data on appropriate forms.

• Gathers catheterize-tion data and prepares procedure reports.

• Prepares and maintains sterile fields for Lab procedures

• Orders and maintains inventory of procedure room supplies.

• Ensures procedure rooms are adequately stocked and equipment has not expired.

• Coordinates and/or audits resources during yearly inventories.

• Performs routine calibration and maintenance of complex equipment; notifies appropriate team members for fixes.

• Help in the orientation and training of new staff and students or extra duties as established by supervisor/manager.

• Oversees some level of quality control monitoring, such as NPSG auditing, turnaround times, performance improvement initiatives. (Daily, monthly and/or quarterly).

• Participates in mutual governance, department, hospital, or professional organizations and committees. This can also include LEAN initiatives, NOBLE, 5S projects, inter-departmental committee, or any professional organization participation, QC assurance with managers, etc.

• Oversees the committee as requested.

• Transports patients to and from procedural area.

• Demonstrates good customer service skills.

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

• Education and/or Experience requirements (must meet one of the following): - Associates degree in a related field of, or - Completion of US military training program and experience equivalent to an Associate’s equivalent or 2 years of related cardiovascular lab experience, or - 2 years of related cardiovascular lab experience.

• Must be available for On Call response requirements per facility/department policy.

• Knowledge and ability to apply complex invasive cardiac and vascular values, instrumentation and techniques.

• Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology.

BENEFITS

Our competitive benefits package includes the following Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits

• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%

• Tuition Reimbursement

• PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Note: Benefits may vary based on position type and/or level

• Grad of an Accredited Program Radiologic Program

• ARRT (R) or RCIS Certified

• Medical Radiologic Technologist (MRT)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) or obtained within (30) thirty days of hire or transfer

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or obtain with (30) thirty days of hire or transfer

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