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Baylor Scott & White Health · 15 hours ago

Cath Lab Tech FT Days 10k Sign on Bonus

Rowlett, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Baylor Scott & White Health is a leading healthcare provider, and they are seeking a Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist to assist physicians during catheterization and electrophysiology lab procedures. The role involves preparing the lab, monitoring patients, providing care during procedures, and contributing to the training of team members.

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Responsibilities

Helps 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 relaxed

Monitors patient’s ECG, pressures, temperature and impendences while in Electrophysiology Lab; notifies physician of variances

Helps in running RF/Cryo ablation systems, 3D mapping, and records other procedural documentation

Manages and maintains images that may include stenosis testing, formatting and processing on both cardiac and peripheral cases

Helps in procedure rooms and collects registry and quality data on appropriate forms

Gathers catheterization data and prepares procedure reports

Prepares and maintains sterile fields for Lab procedures

Orders and maintains inventory of procedure room supplies

Ensures procedure rooms are adequately stocked and equipment has not expired

Coordinates and/or audits resources during yearly inventories

Performs routine calibration and maintenance of complex equipment; notifies appropriate team members for fixes

Help in the orientation and training of new staff and students or extra duties as established by supervisor/manager

Oversees some level of quality control monitoring, such as NPSG auditing, turnaround times, performance improvement initiatives. (Daily, monthly and/or quarterly)

Participates in mutual governance, department, hospital, or professional organizations and committees. This can also include LEAN initiatives, NOBLE, 5S projects, inter-departmental committee, or any professional organization participation, QC assurance with managers, etc

Oversees the committee as requested

Transports patients to and from procedural area

Demonstrates good customer service skills

Qualification

RCISARRT-RCardiac Device SpecElectrophysiology SpecialistRadiology degreeBasic Life SupportAdvanced Cardiac Life SupportCustomer service skillsQuality control monitoring

Required

Must Hold an RCIS, ARRT (Radiologic Technologist)/TMB Radiography or imaging credential

Technical or Associates degree in Radiology/ New program graduates welcomed!

1 year experience in the Cath Lab or 2 years of Cath Lab experience in lieu of education

Full-Time Day Shift - Monday-Friday, 4 days/week 7am - 5:30pm with rotational Call every 4 weeks

Willing to cross train an EP tech or RN that scrubs Cardiac cases

ACLS (ACLS): ACLS within 30 days of hire/transfer

Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS within 30 days of hire/transfer

ARRT-R Radiography (ARRT-R), Cert Cardiac Device Spec (CCDS), Cert EP Specialist (CEPS), Medical Radiologic Tech (MRT), Reg Cardio Electrophysiology (RCES), Reg Cardiovascular Invasive Sp (RCIS): Must meet one of the following: American Registry of Radiologic Tech(ARRT-R) and MRT thru TX Medical Board, or Cardio Invasive Spec(RCIS), or Reg Cardiac Electro Spec(RCES), or Cert Electro Spec(CEPS), or Cert Cardiac Device Spec (CCDS)