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Baylor Scott & White Health · 1 day ago

Cath Lab Tech FT Days 15k Sign on Bonus

Frisco, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Baylor Scott & White Health is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers individuals to live well. The Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist assists Physicians during catheterization and electrophysiology lab procedures, prepares room and equipment, instructs patients, monitors their condition, and provides routine and emergency care during procedures.

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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 like CPR and defibrillation 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 includes LEAN initiatives, NOBLE, 5S projects, inter-departmental committees, professional organization participation, and QC assurance with managers

Oversees the committee as requested

Transports patients to and from procedural area

Demonstrates good customer service skills

Qualification

RCIS certificationARRT-R certificationCardiac catheterizationElectrophysiology proceduresACLS certificationBLS certificationCardiovascular anatomy knowledgeCustomer service skillsQuality control monitoring

Required

Have earned a minimum of an associate degree

Must hold an RT (R) or RCIS (Reg Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist), or ARRT-R Radiography or an imaging credential

2 years Cath, EP, or Vascular experience preferred

Must be available for On Call response requirements per facility/department policy

Knowledge and ability to apply complex invasive cardiac and vascular values, instrumentation and techniques

Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology

Grad of an Accredited Program

Less than 1 Year of Experience

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

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

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)