Cardiovascular / Cath Lab Tech

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Work Shift

Full-time Cath Lab Tech at Kennestone

4 x 10's, 6:15a-5:45p

Call is Required: 1 Night/week + 1 Weekend per month

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

\n Clinical Skills
\n - Completion of cardiovascular cath and/or EP competencies
\n - May function in monitoring, scrubbing, or circulating roles
\n - Able to use critical thinking skills
\n - Work in conjunction with interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and cardiologists
\n - Preps and educates the patient for procedure
\n - Demonstrates and understands sterile technique Quality and Patient Safety
\n - Verifies patient ID using 2 patient identifiers, i.e.. Armband, DOB, verbal identification
\n - Verifies front of patient chart for same/similar name sticker
\n - Verifies Written Order and Consent, seeks clarification if order or consent unclear
\n - Uses and understands preprocedural verification/ time out form
\n - Understands and complies with site/ side marking when indicated Job Responsibilities
\n - Must be flexible with hours to meet departmental needs
\n - Able to work scheduled and cath lab On-Call hours
\n - Knows existing lines of communication and authority
\n - Handles communications properly
\n - Introduces self to patient and/or guardian utilizing proper scripting ie. AIDET
\n - Transports patients as needed
\n - Provides privacy and comfort for patient/customers
\n - Assists with maintenance of departmental records, Joint Commission standards, State and Federal Regulations and performance Improvement
\n - Enters data in to cath lab log and verifies accuracy and completeness
\n - Completes necessary paperwork
\n - Answers departmental phone using proper scripting
\n - Maintains stock levels and outdates
\n - Maintain current License and BLS/ACLS certifications
\n - Works as a team with other cath_EP lab staff to obtain the best possible outcome
\n - Performs any other duties as needed when asks by leadership
\n - Prepares necessary supplies and equipment for procedure
\n - Enters appropriate charges for supplies and procedure Patient Education
\n - Responsible for patient, family/support system education
\n - Responsible for patient education as it relates to their procedure, including preparing the patient for future procedures and/or transfer to another facility
\n - Provide post procedural home care instructions as needed

Required Minimum Education:

\n Associate's Degree in Health Science or Related Field Required, Bachelor's Degree preferred.

\n One year of cardiovascular cath/EP lab experience may be substituted in lieu of formal education or of CVT program with RCIS and/or ARRT-CV Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

\n All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

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  Registered CVI Specialist-Preferred

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  Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor

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  Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ACLS - Instructor or ACLS - Provisional

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Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:

\n Minimum 1 year functioning independently in cardiovascular cath/electrophysiology lab may be substituted in lieu of formal education.

2 Years of Healthcare experience strongly preferred.

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