Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist PRN

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lakeway

Address: 100 Medical Parkway, Lakeway, TX 78738

Must hold an RCIS, ARRT certification
* Open to training Rad Techs interested in transitioning into the Cath Lab*

Work Schedule: PRN Days Minimum of 3 shifts in a 6-week period

Lakeway is located about 25 miles west of downtown Austin. Lakeway is ideally situated on the south shore of Lake Travis in the scenic Texas Hill Country. Lakeway is a resort community complete with golf courses, tennis courts, marinas, a 65-mile long lake, 100 acres of parkland and trails, and nearly 500 acres of greenbelts. You can enjoy Dining at the famous The Oasis on Lake Travis while enjoying the gorgeous views of the Rolling Hills and the abundance of sailboats floating on the Lake.

Baylor Scott & White Health Lakeway is a 121 bed, Full-Service hospital. The Medical Center is a certified primary stroke center, a certified chest pain center. Lakeway has achieved Magnet recognition for its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care.

Must live within 30 minutes of hospital

• 3 procedure suites. 2 GE fluoroscopy units (soon to be upgraded to Phillips), Siemens biplane system. 12 private room pre/post holding rooms.
• Procedures:
  Cardiology- left heart catheterization, PFO closure, STEMI/MI, mechanical device insertions, lithotripsy, thrombectomy, renal stenting, peripheral vascular, PCI. Interventional radiology - kyphoplasty, port-a-cath placements, biopsies, cryoablations, uterine artery embolization, prostate embolization, GI bleed embolization, thrombectomy, percutaneous drain placement, paracentesis, thoracentesis, fistula grams. Electrophysiology - pacemaker, ablation, cryo-ablation, pulse field ablation. Population - varies (adult)

Spacious Procedure rooms and spread out and support the nurse who is circulating and also the Scrub tech, Physician. If they need to bring equipment they have the room.

3:1 nurse-to-patient ratio for pre/post. Techs rotate modalities and procedures.

Lots of opportunities for staff autonomy and facility-based/departmental councils to join.

Great place to immerse in many modalities with a growing and continually developing team. Growth in vascular, neuro and structural cardiovascular procedures.

The Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, under general supervision, assists Physicians during catheterization / electrophysiology lab procedures. Prepares room and equipment, instructs patients, monitors patient's condition and provides routine and emergency patient care during procedures. Contributes to the orientation and training of other personnel. Assist in daily, monthly, and or quarterly quality control initiative through auditing and reporting.

Assists 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 comfortable.

Monitors patient’s ECG, pressures, temperature and impendences while in Electrophysiology Lab; notifies physician of variances. Assists in running RF/Cryo ablation systems, 3D mapping, and records other procedural documentation. Manages and maintains images that may include stenosis analysis, formatting and processing on both cardiac and peripheral cases.

Assists in procedure rooms and collects registry and quality…