Performs diagnostic imaging and provides physiological monitoring during cardiovascular interventions. Acts as a scrub assistant for physicians and ensures high-quality image acquisition and patient safety.
Requirements summary
Requires at least three years of Cardiac Catheterization lab experience and specific certifications such as RCIS, RCES, RRT, or R.T.(R). Must maintain current BLS and ACLS certifications and demonstrate competency in at least two clinical modalities.
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a 595-bed comprehensive healthcare facility known for providing a wide range of medical services and specialized care to the Homewood community and beyond. Our dedicated team of physicians, nurses, clinicians and medical professionals are committed to delivering quality and compassionate care. INVASIVE SPECIALIST (TECHNOLOGIST) III Performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention for cardiovascular procedures.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
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
Maintains use of customer service skills in communication with all staff, visitors and co-workers.
Maintains adequate inventory levels of supplies, equipment, resources tools and forms.
Maintains high standards of patient care, documentation, and professionalism. 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 optimize patient care
Must perform at least two 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 able to demonstrate competencies in all the department’s current technologies in at least 2 modalities (IR, Cath, Vascular Procedures, EP, or Structural Heart.
Must be a superuser on at least two of the department’s clinical systems. 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.
Qualifications
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.
Paramedic—NREMT-P: Completion of an accredited paramedic education program. Licensure/Certification 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 In addition to the requirements above, must possess and maintain one of the following:
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)—Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed for the state where they are employed.
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)—Certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed for the state where they are employed.
Registered Radiologic Technologist (R.T.(R))—Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Licensed for the state where they are employed.
Paramedic—National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic (NREMT-P) certification. Must also have a valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification. Experience Three (3) years’ experience in Cardiac Catheterization lab experience required.
