CV/EP Technician- East Bank

Fairview Health Services is hiring a casual Cardiovascular Electrophysiology (CV/EP) Technician to join our Cardiac Cath Lab team at our University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN. The University of Minnesota Medical Center – East Bank is a leading academic heart center specializing in advanced catheter-based and structural heart procedures, performed by a collaborative team of interventional cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, imaging specialists, and researchers.

About the role

As a CV/EP Tech, you will support complex cardiac interventions within a high-acuity environment and work closely with integrated cardiovascular units and advanced imaging services across the East Bank campus to care for patients with diverse heart and circulatory conditions. The technician will assist with these procedures while providing diagnostic testing, collecting and assessing data, performing the scrub role, and assisting the cardiologist.

Schedule

This is a casual role that will work a variety of 8-hour day/evening shifts with weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to safely and accurately operate equipment:
  • Operate monitor/recording equipment in all cardiac cath lab procedures.
  • Electrically and mechanically balance and calibrate pressure transducers and amplifiers in all rooms.
  • Troubleshoot and correct ECG tracing problems.
  • Operate tableside C-arm controls.
  • Ensure all POC testing equipment is maintained according to established standards.
  • Apply prescribed three major principles of radiation safety at all times.
• Collect, assess, and maintain patient data:
  • Enter patient demographics into both monitoring and x-ray equipment.
  • Record all patient and monitor data on event log according to established guidelines.
  • Archive procedure to CD-Rom.
  • Enter all data into computer system for accurate billing and patient procedure history.
  • Reduce all right and left heart data to basic form for physician interpretation and reporting.
  • Assess and document pulses distal to catheter insertion site pre- and post-surgical.
  • Recognize rhythms and sudden hemodynamic changes.
• Assist invasive cardiologist with all invasive coronary procedures:
  • Ability to scrub in all procedures in diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Cath Lab and EP.
  • Proficient in patient preparation and sterile tray set up.
  • Assist the cardiologist with required catheter and wire manipulation while maintaining the required sterile technique.
• Complete all other Core EP duties:
  • Operate monitor/recorder and intracardiac simulator for EP studies.
  • Operate RF Ablation equipment.
  • With use of computer, draw and calculate LV grams to include ejection fraction and stroke volume.
  • Monitor for EP studies/ablations, integrating use of EP mapping systems.

Requirements

• Registered Radiologic Technologist (RTR) (Upon hire, or within 3 months of orientation)
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) (Upon hire, or within 3 months of orientation)
• Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) (Upon hire, or within 3 months of orientation)
• CPR certification

Preferred Qualifications

• 3–5 years CVT or EP experience

Benefits

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and Sick and Safe Time
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement plans
• Early access to earned wages

Additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Pay

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer is what will be honored.