Cardiovascular Technologist II- Cath Lab/ Downtown-5

About the role

Under limited supervision, the Cardiovascular Technologist II assists physicians in diagnosing and treating cardiac and peripheral vascular disease in an invasive procedure arena specializing in the care of patients undergoing basic diagnostic catheterization and interventional procedures. This role functions as a resource to staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform scrub duties and related procedures for cardiac interventions, left heart catheterization and right and left heart catheterization with no assistance.
• Perform scrub duties and related procedures for peripheral diagnostics or interventions with minimal assistance.
• Ability to scrub, gown, glove and set up back table with necessary equipment.
• Record cardiac interventions, left heart catheterization and left and right heart catheterization hemodynamics with accuracy.
• Monitor procedure, and document inventory used and order of events appropriately in MacLab™ event log.
• Maintain ECG set up and rhythm monitoring.
• Maintain basic hemodynamic set up and waveform monitoring.
• Assist in preparation of room with fellow staff members for safe, effective care of patient.
• Perform required checks on all safety equipment.
• Ensure adequate supplies present to perform procedures.
• Transport patients alone or accompanied by a fellow staff member.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Work experience: Minimum of 1 year.
• Graduation from an accredited Invasive Cardiovascular Technology program; or equivalent education and/or experience and RCIS, RCES, CEPS, or RT(R)CI certification required; or graduation from an accredited school of radiologic technology and one year of radiologic experience.
• Telemetry and arterial and venous sheath removal experience preferred.
• Copy of academic degree or transcript required.

Qualifications

• Required license/certification: RCIS, RCES, CEPS, or RT(R)CI certification required within the first 2 years of hire and must be maintained.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required: either AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

Skills

• Ability to perform job functions while standing, sitting, walking (continuous).
• Ability to climb stairs (infrequent).
• Ability to work indoors (continuous); outdoors in temperature extremes (infrequent).
• Ability to work from elevated areas (frequent); in confined/cramped spaces (frequent).
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions (infrequent); bend at waist (continuous); twist at waist (frequent); squat (frequent).
• Ability to perform pinching operations (frequent); gross motor activities with fingers and hands (continuous); firm grasping (continuous); fine manipulation (continuous).
• Ability to reach overhead (frequent); perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders (continuous).
• Ability to fully use both legs (continuous); use lower extremities for balance and coordination (frequent).
• Ability to reach in all directions (continuous).
• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted (infrequent); lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor to/from 36 inches unassisted (infrequent); lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (infrequent).
• Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force (frequent).
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or both eyes (continuous); see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance (continuous); match or discriminate between colors (continuous); determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception (continuous); good peripheral vision capabilities (continuous).
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction (continuous).
• Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements (continuous).
• Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations (continuous).
• Ability to work rotating shifts (frequent); work overtime as required.
• Ability to work in a latex safe environment (continuous).
• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions.
• Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function.
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required.