Cath Lab Technician PRN

Houston Physicians Hospital is hiring a PRN Cath Lab Technician!

Cath Lab Technician at Houston Physicians Hospital

Are you a skilled and compassionate Cath Lab Technician seeking an extraordinary career opportunity at a state‑of‑the‑art healthcare facility? Houston Physicians Hospital is currently seeking to hire a PRN Cath Lab Technician!

• Demonstrates technical proficiency for all cardiac catheterization procedures while functioning in a primary role as a Cardiac Cath Lab Technician or Hemodynamic Recorder.
• Consistently and correctly identifies cardiac structures, coronary vasculature, and the associated disease processes.
• Practices radiation safety and observes all principles to ALARA. This includes a good knowledge of all regulations and requirements set forth by the Texas Bureau of Radiation Control and the Methodist Radiation Safety Committee and the proper use and storage of personal radiation badge.
• Assists the physician in obtaining or entering data into the Physiologic Monitoring System(s) for accurate assessment of left and/or right‑sided Hemodynamic pressure measurements. Assures accurate information is gathered or entered for the calculation of intra‑cardiac shunts, valve areas, and pressure measurements throughout the catheter path.
• Accurately reports Ejection Fraction by demonstrating proficiency in the assessment of Cardiac function, utilizing Left Ventricular Analysis program(s). Understands the disease processes that result in depressed Cardiac function such as:
  Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Myocardial Infarction, Valvular disorders, etc.
• Consistently assures that Angiographic and procedural data is properly archived for long‑term storage. Verifies the presence of all components of procedure information in both hard copy and computerized formats.

• Two (2) years full‑time Invasive Cardiovascular Technology experience.
• Associate Degree or equivalent college hours (62 semester hours) in health, science, natural science, nursing, engineering, or any primary science and one (1) year full‑time or full‑time equivalent in Invasive Cardiovascular Technology.
• Bachelor’s degree in health, science, natural science, nursing, engineering, or any primary science and six (6) months full‑time or full‑time equivalent in Invasive Cardiovascular Technology.
• Graduate of an accredited (by CHEA, USDOE, or CMA) program in Invasive Cardiovascular Technology or a graduate of a non‑programmatically accredited program with a minimum of one (1) year of specialty training and includes a minimum of 800 clinical hours.
• Minimum License, Certifications, or Registrations
  
  Required:
  
  New hires must have one of the following certifications:
• RCIS (Registered Cardiac Invasive Specialist) from CCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International)
• ARRT (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists)