Inova·Falls Church, Virginia
The specialist provides safe and therapeutic care in a holistic manner, integrating knowledge and experience to meet patient needs through psychosocial and physiologic assessments. They must tailor care practices to individual needs, ensure efficiency in care delivery, and participate in planning routine transitional health care needs.
Inova Fairfax Medical Center is looking for a dedicated Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist to join the Interventional Radiology team.
This role will be PRN, no call.
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Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Responsibilities: Provides safe and therapeutic care in a holistic and caring way while incorporating differences into the provision of care.
Integrates knowledge, skill and experiences to meet the patient needs.
Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrate changing data as documented in procedure notes.
Tailors and prioritizes caring practices to individual needs, including cultural/ethical/spiritual needs.
Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs (e.g. treatment options).
Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care while determining immediate priorities and offering solutions for problems.
Minimum Requirements: Certification - Basic Life Support Upon Start; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Upon Start; Registered in one of the following: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS), Radiologic Technologist Vascular Interventional Radiology (RTR VI), Radiologic Technologist Cardiovascular (RTR CV) or Radiologic Technologist Cardiovascular Interventional (RTR CI) required.
Unless at least 5 years of Interventional Radiology Tech experience with active RTR registry, OR a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
If a graduate of an accredited Radiology Technology program, must also have their Registered Technologist with American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) upon hire.
Licensure - Registered Nurse Upon Start If the team member doesn't possess one of the above registries, the team member must be licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.
Experience - One year of experience in interventional Cardiac Cath Lab or Electrophysiology Lab performing Cardio Invasive Specialist duties or equivalent years of experience as a nurse working in a critical care hospital unit.
Education - Associate Degree Nursing Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and /or Graduate of an accredited, school of Cardiovascular Technology or Radiology Technology or equivalent education and experience.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Minimum requirements include current certification in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support upon start, along with registration as an RCIS, RTR VI, RTR CV, or RTR CI, or equivalent experience/nursing licensure. Candidates need at least one year of experience in an interventional Cardiac Cath Lab or Electrophysiology Lab, or equivalent critical care nursing experience, and an Associate Degree or equivalent education.
Market context
In Virginia, nursing-related roles are typically supported by steady demand across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings. These positions are competitive because employers often look for both patient-care experience and current credentials, and this role requires a high school diploma, BLS certification, and one of several entry pathways such as CNA, EMT-B, Medical Assistant graduate status, or nursing program progress. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your certification status and clinical hours before applying.