Invasive Specialist; Tech III - Cardiac Cath Lab - Wiregrass Ranch Hospital, Wesley Chapel, Florida

Overview

Site FMCOH Wiregrass Ranch Hospital

Location Wesley Chapel, Florida

Position Invasive Specialist (Tech) III

Department Cath Lab

Elevating Healthcare in Wesley Chapel and West Florida, Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital is poised to revolutionize healthcare in Wesley Chapel and the broader West Florida region. This five story, state of the art multi specialty hospital spans 380,000 square feet, purpose built to serve one of Florida’s fastest growing communities with exceptional, outcomes focused care.

From life saving procedures to advanced diagnostics, this facility is engineered to meet the evolving needs of our community with precision and compassion.

Performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and or intervention for cardiovascular procedures.

• 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
• Ensures that all relative anatomy is demonstrated
• When applicable, applies principles 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 patient care

• Must perform at least two of the following department preceptor activities or roles
• Attends basic preceptor course or participates in charge responsibilities or actively participates in quality initiative and performance improvement initiative
• Measured 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 and maintain reasonably regular punctual attendance in line with policy

• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures

• 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

Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification. PALS may be required depending on unit specific needs

• Valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist RCIS or Cardiovascular Intervention CI certification
• Cardiovascular Technologist CVT RCIS certification OR Registered Cardiovascular Electrophysiology RCES certification
• Registered Respiratory Therapist RRT NBRC licensed for the state of employment
• Certified Respiratory Therapist CRT NBRC licensed for the state of employment
• Registered Radiologic Technologist RT R ARRT licensed for the state of employment
• Paramedic NREMT P certification; must also possess RCIS

Three (3) years experience in Cardiac Catheterization lab experience required