Invasive Specialist; Tech) III

Facility:
South Lake Hospital

Location:
Clermont, FL

Status:
Full-Time

Department:
Cardiac Cath Lab

Schedule:
Days

Title:
Invasive Specialist Tech III

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An Invasive Specialist (Tech) performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention for cardiovascular procedures.

Serves as a role model for the department of Cardiology and supports its strategies.

• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the department.
• Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures and protocols. Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs.
• Ensures that patient’s education of procedure performed, needs, safety, and comfort are met while in their care.
• Acquires patient’s clinical history and assures that the information is accurately documented. Verifies files and records for completeness and accuracy of the patient involved in studies. Archives and amends demographic information to appropriate storage media.
  · Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation.
• Assesses processed image media for technical quality, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated.
• When applicable, applies principals of radiation protection to minimize exposure to patient, self and others.
• Provides physiological and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Supports the Physician as a scrub assistant for cardiovascular procedures.
• Demonstrates the knowledge of aseptic technique.
• Appraises and evaluates actual and potential hemostasis of a vessel post procedure.
• Locates, uses and troubleshoots complex technical equipment/instruments. Acts as a resource for its operation and training

A graduate of an accredited school of:

• Cardiovascular Technology – or -
• AS degree in Respiratory Therapy - or -
• AS degree in Radiologic Technology or certificate of graduation from a radiology technology program

Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification. PALS may be required depending on unit specific needs.

Must have one of the following:

• o valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS); or
• o Cardiovascular Intervention (CI) certification; or
• o A Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or science related field may substitute for certification

• CVT-- Cardiovascular Tech. Must have valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Must maintain 12 CEUs per year or 36 every…