CVT I

About the role

The CVT I assists physician with direct patient care during catheterization or interventional procedures in the scrub, circulator, and monitor positions. Delivers quality service through a team-oriented, collaborative approach to care for adult and geriatric patients. Provides direct assistance to physicians and patient to achieve optimum outcomes. Prepares patient and technically advanced equipment for advanced invasive procedures.

Responsibilities

• Scrubs and assists physician during procedures.
• Advises and plans with physicians on procedural strategies and supplies.
• Assists in emergent conditions.
• Assures patient, physician, and team needs are met during procedure.
• Serves as patient advocate, advising on medication for patient needs.
• Obtains and sets up procedural supplies and equipment.
• Operates x-ray equipment and administers medication under the supervision and guidance of a licensed physician.
• Uses advanced critical thinking skills to manage emergency situations.
• Maintains EKG and hemodynamics during procedures.
• Inputs data from patient history, labs, and current case proceedings including equipment/supplies and documentation for various databases, moderate sedation, pain management, and medication administration.
• Performs advanced data manipulation to obtain value areas, shunt calculation, and cardiac outputs in the Cardiac Catherization Laboratory.
• Performs advanced data manipulation to assist with electrophysiology studies and ablations.
• Participates as part of procedure team to provide specific patient care functions such as transport, sheath removal, closure site care, etc.
• Participates in providing and assuring informed consent and patient education.
• Contributes to Carilion Clinic's scorecard, performance improvement activities, and mission.
• Actively participates in obtaining desired service line outcome.

Requirements

Education: Graduate of an Allied Health Profession program required. Experience: None. Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: Current Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS), Registered Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES), Radiologic Technologist, Registered RT(R), Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) required. RCIS, RT(R)(CI), or RCES preferred. Radiologic Technologists must maintain registry with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Respiratory Care Practitioners must maintain licensure through the Virginia State Board of Medicine or credentialing through the National Board for Respiratory Care. Life Support: Must have AHA BLS-Provider and AHA ACLS certification and maintain current status.

Qualifications

Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills required.

Skills

Advanced critical thinking skills, effective interpersonal and communication skills, teamwork skills.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$30.47 - $45.71

Schedule

N/A