Hartford, Connecticut
Olympia Fields, Illinois
Posted: 16-Feb-25
Location: Plano, Texas
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Internal Number: 25000799
**$15,000 Sign-on Bonus for Cardiac Cath Lab Techs**
Location: Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano : 1100 Allied Dr, Plano, 75093
Specialty: Cardiac - Cath Lab Tech - Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist
Licensure/Credential: Must Hold an RT (R) or RCIS (Reg Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist), or ARRT-R Radiography or a imaging credential.
Education: A minimum of an associate degree from an accredited institution; OR 2 years of cath lab experience in lieu of degree.
Shift/Schedule: 7:00am - 5:30PM | Full Time | Day Shift|4/10?s| |Rotating weekday off
Call Requirement: On Call after hours and on the weekends | 8-9 days of call with 1 weekend/month. Holiday call: 1 major and 1 minor:
Call response time: Within 30 minutes of notification. Types of cases: Heart Catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention, structural heart, vascular. 15-25 cases per day. New program graduates and RN scrub Nurses welcomed!
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
- Helps Physicians with arteriograms/catheterizations, permanent pacemaker implantations, implantable cardiac defibrillators, diagnostic and interventional, peripheral and coronary, interventional and thrombolytic therapy.
- Follows national and state radiation protection regulations for patients, self and staff. Provides emergency procedures (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), defibrillation, etc.) as needed.
- Performs pre and post-procedure care and monitoring.
- Orients patients for catheterization or electrophysiology procedures.
- Answers related questions to make patient relaxed
- Monitors patient?s ECG, pressures, temperature and impendences while in Electrophysiology Lab; notifies physician of variances.
- Helps in running RF/Cryo ablation systems, 3D mapping, and records other procedural documentation.
- Manages and maintains images that may include stenosis testing, formatting and processing on both cardiac and peripheral cases.
- Helps in procedure rooms and collects registry and quality data on appropriate forms.
- Gathers catheterize-tion data and prepares procedure reports.
- Prepares and maintains sterile fields for Lab procedures
- Orders and maintains inventory of procedure room supplies.
- Ensures procedure rooms are adequately stocked and equipment has not expired.
- Coordinates and/or audits resources during yearly inventories.
- Performs routine calibration and maintenance of complex equipment; notifies appropriate team members for fixes.
- Help in the orientation and training of new staff and students or extra duties as established by supervisor/manager.
- Oversees some level of quality control monitoring, such as NPSG auditing, turnaround times, performance improvement initiatives. (Daily, monthly and/or quarterly).
- Participates in mutual governance, department, hospital, or professional organizations and committees. This can also include LEAN initiatives, NOBLE, 5S projects, inter-departmental committee, or any professional organization participation, QC assurance with managers, etc.
- Oversees the committee as requested.
- Transports patients to and from procedural area.
- Demonstrates good customer service skills.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
- Education and/or Experience requirements (must meet one of the following): - Associates degree in a related field of, or - Completion of US military training program and experience equivalent to an Associate?s equivalent or 2 years of related cardiovascular lab experience, or - 2 years of related cardiovascular lab experience.
- Must be available for On Call response requirements per facility/department policy.
- Knowledge and ability to apply complex invasive cardiac and vascular values, instrumentation and techniques.
- Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology.
BENEFITS
Our competitive benefits package includes the following Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO accrual beginning Day 1
Note: Benefits may vary based on position type and/or level
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QUALIFICATIONS
- EDUCATION - Associate's or 2 years of work experience above the minimum qualification
- EXPERIENCE - Less than 1 Year of Experience
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
- ACLS (ACLS): ACLS within 30 days of hire/transfer.
- Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS within 30 days of hire/transfer.
- ARRT-R Radiography (ARRT-R), Cert Cardiac Device Spec (CCDS), Cert EP Specialist (CEPS), Medical Radiologic Tech (MRT), Reg Cardio Electrophysiology (RCES), Reg Cardiovascular Invasive Sp (RCIS): Must meet one of the following:American Registry of Radiologic Tech(ARRT-R) and MRTnthru TX Medical Board, or Cardio Invasive Spec(RCIS), or Reg Cardiac Electro Spec(RCES), or Cert Electro Spec(CEPS), or Cert Cardiac Device Spec (CCDS).