Invasive Specialist; Tech II​/Dayshift; Cardiac Cath Lab

Overview

Performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention for cardiovascular procedures.

Full-Time Day Shift

3-12 HR Shifts

Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Cardiac Cath Lab Located in downtown Orlando
, Orlando Health ORMC has served the Central Florida community for more than 100 years. With 898 acute-care and rehabilitative beds, it is among the largest acute-care facilities in the region and the only Level I Trauma Centers in Central Florida
. The hospital has earned recognition from U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Hospital” in Central Florida and rated high performing in 12 adult procedures and conditions. Orlando Health ORMC holds the most Beacon Awards for Excellence in the state, awarded by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes, and is the only adult-care hospital in Orlando to achieve Magnet® Recognition, the gold standard for nursing’s contribution to quality patient care, safety,research,and service excellence.

Orlando Health ORMC is the flagship hospital of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes 24 award-winning hospitals and ERs
, 9 specialty institutes, 14 urgent care centers, 100+ primary care practices and more than 60 outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond.

Essential Functions

• 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 principles 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.
• Maintains customer-service skills in communication with all staff, visitors and co-workers.
• Maintains adequate inventory levels of supplies, equipment, resources/tools and forms.
• Understands application and technical aspects of all equipment and supplies used in all procedures.
• Ensures case turnover time to be within established department standards by maintaining proper workflow and prioritizing to optimize patient care.
• Must perform at least one of the following:
  Department preceptor (attend basic preceptor course), charge, actively participates in quality initiative and performance improvement initiative, measures by outcomes and shared governance.
• Must be a superuser on at least two of the department’s clinical systems or unit specific technologies.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training

• One of the following criteria must be met:
• CVT—RCIS or RCES:
  High school diploma or GED
• RRT or CRT:
  Associate degree from an accredited respiratory therapy education program.
• R.T.(R):
  Completion of an accredited radiography program.

Licensure/Certification

• Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification. PALS may be required depending on unit specific needs.
• Must possess and maintain one of the following:
• Cardiovascular Technologist (CVT)—Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification OR Registered Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) certification.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)—Registered by the NBRC. Licensed for the state where they are employed.
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)—Certified by the NBRC. Licensed for the state where they are employed.
• Registered Radiologic Technologist (R.T.(R))—Certified by the ARRT. Licensed for the state where they are employed.

Experience

• One (1) year experience in Cardiac Catheterization lab is required. Able to meet all job duties of Invasive Specialist I. Must meet unit specific performance competencies.