Position Summary:
Department: DPH Cath Lab
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Four 10-hour shifts Monday - Friday | On-Call Required
Title: Invasive Specialist (Tech) II, Cath Lab Tech, Cardiovascular Technologist, Cardiovascular Technician, Radiology Tech, X-Ray Tech

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention for cardiovascular procedures.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

One of the following criteria must be met:

• CVT—RCIS or RCES: High school diploma or GED
• RRT or CRT: Associate degree from an accredited respiratory therapy education program.
• R.T.(R): Completion of an accredited radiography program.
• Paramedic—NREMT-P: Completion of an accredited paramedic education program.

EXPERIENCE

• Three (3) years’ experience in Cardiac Catheterization lab experience required

• Serves as a role model for the department of Cardiology and supports its strategies.
• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the department.
• Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures and protocols. Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs.
• Ensures that patient’s education of procedure performed, needs, safety, and comfort are met while in their care.
• Acquires patient’s clinical history and assures that the information is accurately documented. Verifies files and records for completeness and accuracy of the patient involved in studies. Archives and amends demographic information to appropriate storage media.
• Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation.
• Assesses processed image media for technical quality, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated.
• Provides physiological and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Supports the Physician as a scrub assistant for cardiovascular procedures.
• Appraises and evaluates actual and potential hemostasis of a vessel post procedure.
• Locates, uses and troubleshoots complex technical equipment/instruments. Acts as a resource for its operation and training
• Ensures case turnover time to be within established department standards by maintaining proper workflow and prioritizing optimize

patient care

• Must perform at least two of the following: Department preceptor (attend basic preceptor course), charge, actively participates in

quality initiative and performance improvement initiative, measures by outcomes and shared governance

• Must be able to demonstrate competencies in all the department’s current technologies in at least 2 modalities (IR, Cath, Vascular Procedures, EP, or Structural Heart.

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