• Radologic Technologists are welcome to apply
• Full Time Opportunity
• Schedule is Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4pm, weekends on call
• Cross Training Opportunities
• Additional Differential Pay Available

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Assists with pre-procedure education and preparing patient for procedure.
• Collaborates with other staff to assure patient has a thorough understanding of procedure and is able to answer questions as needed.
• Assures patient is positioned properly for the procedure.
• Assures EKG electrodes are properly placed and cardiac electrodes correctly applied.
• Assures skin is prepped and sterilized appropriately prior to procedural draping.
• Sets up patient and sterile equipment in accordance to the performing physician’s preferences.
• Scrubs and assists physicians during procedures.
• Assists physician in sterile placement of invasive and hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
• Uses fine motor skills to assist physician with the placement/deployment/use of invasive catheters, wires, balloons, stents, structural heart devices, Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation equipment, percutaneous left ventricular assist devices, implantable cardiac devices, and electrophysiology catheters/3-D intra-cardiac conduction mapping.
• Performs monitoring function throughout procedures. Documents clinical information in patient record.
• Operates hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
• Recognize and report changes in the cardiac rhythm.
• Recognize and report changes in hemodynamic waveforms.
• Accurately documents the flow of events from start thru completion of procedure.
• Performs arterial and/or venous sheath removal utilizing deployment of closure devices, manual pressure, or mechanical compression and transport patients.
• Performs daily maintenance, quality assurance testing, equipment cleaning, and supply re-stocking.
• Effectively communicates and works cooperatively with team members, patients, families, guests, and providers.
• Participation in the after-hours on-call rotation is required and staff must be able to respond within 30 minutes of notification.
• Participates in all safety, security, and infection control programs that are mandatory as well as those required and provided by the department.
• Demonstrates work practices consistent with CHI Health and department-specific safety, security, and HIPAA policies.
• Regional floating required in order to provide staffing support to other campuses.
• Responsible for maintaining all relative competencies, training, and education required for all campuses supported.
• Other duties as assigned by department or hospital leadership.

Licensure & Certifications

• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) credential from CCI. New graduates are eligible for hire and must obtain credentials within 6 months of start date

• Radiology Technologist Degree with an ARRT certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers is required upon hire
• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 6 months of start date

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  Knowledge of radiographic views and equipment
• Knowledge of EKG rhythms and abnormalities
• Knowledge of cardiac and vascular anatomy
• Knowledge of appropriate sterile field management and aseptic techniques
• Knowledge of a wide range of invasive procedure supplies and equipment including but not limited to guidewires, sheaths, stents, catheters, and balloons