EP Techno Senior, Full-Time, Days

Electrophysiology Technician

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Provides direct and indirect patient care facilitating electrophysiology procedures through room and patient preparation. Assists physicians with procedures in scrubbing, monitoring and circulating roles. Provides patient/family centered care within scope of practice. Adheres to all compliance and policy/procedures of the organization. May require late stay shifts and on-call work.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Accomplishes monitoring duties. Monitors patient's electrocardiogram and reports rhythm disturbances to physician. Monitor and record intracardiac and intravascular pressures.
• Accomplishes scrub duties. Practices sterile techniques. Ensures tasks are accomplished efficiently and accurately. Assists and anticipates needs of physician.
• Prepares procedure room using infection control guidelines. Ensures radiation protection techniques are followed. Performs accurate set-up of EP equipment. Ensures proper use of RF generator and stimulator. Accurately places electrodes, defibrillator and appropriate ground pads on patient for monitoring. Checks prep for accuracy. Checks patient chart for correct permit. Performs quality equipment checks daily.
• Assists with recovery duties. Obtains hemostasis as needed. Safely returns patients to room or nursing unit after procedure when necessary. Checks for pedal pulse and bleeding. Ensures that patient is comfortable. Ensures other team members are informed of patient status.
• Orders and restocks supplies. Retrieves supplies from Central Supply and Material Services as needed. Compares case load and on-hand supplies and obtains needed supplies. Ensures instruments are cleaned and prepared for Central Supply per department Policy and Infection Control.
• Ensures appropriate surveillance of assigned patients; identifies barriers related to specific care issues and seeks assistance as appropriate, thereby maintaining quality and patient safety.
• For individuals credentialed as RCIS, the following job duties from the RCIS Scope of Practice may be performed after demonstrating competency to the physician: venous access, vascular sheath exchange, suturing of implantable cardiac device pockets, and manipulation of intracardiac catheters with physician supervision.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Successful completion of a health sciences program
• Experience - Two (2) years EP or Cardiac Cath Lab experience

In Lieu Of

• Military or certificate program with two (2) years cardiovascular experience may be considered. Eligible for RCIS/RCES with completion within one (1) year.
• Team members employed in this 11/8/2020 are grandfathered under prior educational and experience requirements.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• RCIS (Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist) or RCES (Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist)
• SCRQSA certification (Required for team members working in South Carolina)
• BLS
• ACLS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Arrhythmia competency
• Basic computer skills
• Data entry skills
• Working knowledge of patient equipment
• Understands mechanics of arrhythmias.
• Understands mapping techniques for ablation of arrhythmias.
• Knowledge of intracardiac electrical signals and 3-D mapping systems.
• Able to demonstrate clinical competency utilizing evidence-based practices/research in all areas of Electrophysiology.
• Able to maintains professional licensure and take personal accountability for maintaining competency through education and professional activities.

Day (United States of America)

Patewood Memorial Hospital

Patewood Hospital

Electrophysiology