Senior Cardiovascular Technician

Essential Responsibilities

• The position is primarily responsible for assisting physicians in the Cardiology/Cardiac Catheterization and/or Electrophysiology Laboratory activities, including diagnostic, interventions and therapeutic cardiac procedures within an inpatient or outpatient environment.
• Provide technical and analytical support during invasive diagnostic procedures for patients requiring cardiovascular services, monitoring and observing of patients; circulating and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic procedures; pre and post procedure teaching, pre procedure patient prep; emergency interventions.
• Performs other duties as needed appropriate to scope of practice to meet the needs of the department.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position may be required to direct, check and coordinate the work of others

Competencies

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions.
• Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality; treats co-workers, patients and facility visitors with respect.
• Oral Communication - Listens and gets clarification to ensure that instructions and requests are fully understood.

Qualifications

• Three (3) continuous years of experience as a Cardiovascular Technician with the Permanente Medical Group or four (4) years acceptable experience in other hospitals as a Cardiovascular Technician.
• N/A
• Basic Life Support
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Certificate
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Demonstrated ability to perform all duties required of the position as determined by the supervisor with limited or no supervision
• Must demonstrate good interpersonal relationship skills and be supportive of collaborative teamwork
• Must be able to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment
• Current CV Technician certification preferred. Cardiac scrub experience preferred; able to scrub in basic surgical specialties preferred.