Cardiovascular Technician

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Education:
Required: Successful completion of an accredited Cardiovascular Technologist training program upon hire ora minimum of 1,250 hours as a Cardiovascular Assistant at Eisenhower Medical Center, with documented competency validation

Licensure/Certification:
Required: American Heart Association BLS and ACLS; completion of basic arrhythmia course or ECG certification
Preferred: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) or Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES)

Experience:
Preferred: Experience in cardiac procedural or surgical area

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Essential Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
2. Identifies patient utilizing two forms of verification following “time out” process.
3. Identifies appropriate procedure to be performed and prepares room and equipment accordingly; operates equipment appropriately and assists with cleanup of the procedure.
4. Attends to the patient’s physical and emotional needs before, during and after procedure to ensure proper patient care and positive examination experience.
5. Performs in the scrub, circulating and monitoring roles in the lab.
6. Scrubs, circulates and monitors complex structural heart procedures (i.e. Watchman, TAVR, Mitraclip), as assigned.
7. Assists Registered Nurses (RN) and physicians in monitoring hemodynamics; operates monitoring equipment.
8. Maintains cleanliness of exam area and equipment.
9. Maintains sterile fields using aseptic technique.
10. Collaborates with RNs and observes interdisciplinary standards of practice in relation to double-checking the delivery of medications to the sterile field.
11. Assists with stocking supplies and utilizes supplies efficiently.
12. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of procedures, techniques and equipment through in-services and conferences.
13. Contributes to the maximum efficiency of the cardiac lab by actively participating in patient flow, room turnaround and procedure preparation.
14. Utilizes clinical and technical expertise to plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of invasive cardiovascular procedures.
15. Obtains, assesses and analyzes hemodynamic waveforms.
16. Prepares, maintains and operates IVUS, FFR, Impella, IABP devices.
17. Properly disposes of all sharps and biohazardous waste.
18. Participates independently in emergency call rotation, if applicable, in assigned area.
19. Performs other duties as assigned.