Invasive Cardiovascular Specialist - UI Health, Cardiac Catheterization Lab

About the role

The Invasive Cardiovascular Specialist operates, monitors, and maintains specialized radiographic equipment and supplies to assist physicians in performing complex and specialized invasive and non-invasive procedures involving the acquisition, processing, and evaluation of diagnostic radiographic and non-radiographic images. They regulate patient flow, ensure radiographic images are accurately processed, and maintain radiographic equipment and software.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists physician in performing specialized and complex invasive and non-invasive procedures
• Assists attending physicians, as directed
• Consults with physician to determine contrast media and/or medication applications or variances in established procedures
• Regulates patient flow; supervises procedures for quality control purposes
• Evaluates, critiques, and processes diagnostic images; ensures diagnostic images were accurately processed and patient records are accurately updated following procedures
• Inspects, maintains, and troubleshoots equipment and/or software; performs and documents routine advanced quality assurance and preventive maintenance; records equipment and/or software issues; initiates service calls
• Verifies and processes physicians’ orders and patient record requests; corresponds with providers, patients, and/or departments involving coordinating services, referrals, patient records, etc.
• Aids in personnel functions such as training, supervising, evaluating performance, and/or developing staff, work schedules, and assignments
• Aids in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, protocols, standards and initiatives
• Generates and compiles data; monitors, generates, and maintains reports
• Participates in the research of new techniques and technology relevant to the field
• Performs duties of the lower level

Requirements

• Current/valid registration and certification in Cardiac Interventional Radiography by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) or Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
• Current/valid accreditation as a Radiologic Technologist by the State of Illinois (IEMA)
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Two (2) years (24 months) of work experience as a radiologic technologist performing cardiac procedures in a catheterization laboratory, electrophysiology (EP) laboratory, interventional laboratory and/or a hybrid laboratory

Qualifications

• Bilingual Spanish