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Interventional Technologist Cath Lab role at CHI Saint Joseph Health. Job Summary And Responsibilities: Assist Interventional Cardiologists, Radiologists, and Vascular Surgeons in Cardiac Cath Lab/Interventional Radiology/Endovascular with cardiovascular diagnostic and interventional procedures. Perform duties as scrub and monitoring staff. Provide radiation safety and general safety for patients, themselves, and other staff. Provide patient and family education and support customer satisfaction and service excellence. Work as part of the Cath Lab/IR/Endovascular team and support nursing functions. Demonstrate and maintain all applicable competencies related to imaging and device-based equipment used in these interventional procedures areas. Perform with competency in Code STEMI and Code Stroke alerts. Document and evaluate the outcome of interventions. Provide on-call services as assigned. Sign-on Bonus up to $25,000 AND Education Assistance (student loan payoff) up to $24,000 for eligible hires Essential Functions
Responsible for the operation of C-arm radiation equipment, provide radiation protection, and demonstrate competency for all procedural applications. Prepares sterile fields without error or violation of aseptic technique. Functions as scrub assist and hemodynamic monitor. Knowledgeable regarding prep and use of all current devices in Cath Lab/IR/Endovascular inventory, including atherectomy, IABP, IVUS, Impella, CTO, DES, DCB, OCT, thrombectomy, and embolic coils. Procedures include PCI, PTCA, PTA, cerebral and visceral angiography and interventions, stent placement, line placements, dialysis access maintenance, pacemaker and ICD implant. Demonstrates rapid decision making, critical thinking, and clinical leadership skills. Acts as a preceptor. Responds quickly and effectively to STEMI, Stroke, respiratory and cardiac arrest. Provides patient/family education related to procedures and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Assists nursing staff in all aspects of patient care. Reports deviations of standards to nurse leader. Maintains CPACS database. Demonstrates competency in arterial and venous sheath removal, hemostasis, and access site management. Demonstrates competency in EKG recognition and hemodynamics. Alerts Cardiologists to changes from baseline. Provides peri-procedure care and assists in pre- and post-procedure care. Maintains readiness for rapid transport for emergent or salvage CABG or vascular surgery. The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Job Requirements
Education and Experience:
Graduate of an Accredited School of Radiologic Technology required. Licensure And Certifications
Medical Radiographer: KY (MRAD:KY) required. Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT (RTR) required. Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) required. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 90 days of hire. Pay Range $32.30 - $48.05 /hour
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Interventional Technologist Cath Lab role at CHI Saint Joseph Health. Job Summary And Responsibilities: Assist Interventional Cardiologists, Radiologists, and Vascular Surgeons in Cardiac Cath Lab/Interventional Radiology/Endovascular with cardiovascular diagnostic and interventional procedures. Perform duties as scrub and monitoring staff. Provide radiation safety and general safety for patients, themselves, and other staff. Provide patient and family education and support customer satisfaction and service excellence. Work as part of the Cath Lab/IR/Endovascular team and support nursing functions. Demonstrate and maintain all applicable competencies related to imaging and device-based equipment used in these interventional procedures areas. Perform with competency in Code STEMI and Code Stroke alerts. Document and evaluate the outcome of interventions. Provide on-call services as assigned. Sign-on Bonus up to $25,000 AND Education Assistance (student loan payoff) up to $24,000 for eligible hires Essential Functions
Responsible for the operation of C-arm radiation equipment, provide radiation protection, and demonstrate competency for all procedural applications. Prepares sterile fields without error or violation of aseptic technique. Functions as scrub assist and hemodynamic monitor. Knowledgeable regarding prep and use of all current devices in Cath Lab/IR/Endovascular inventory, including atherectomy, IABP, IVUS, Impella, CTO, DES, DCB, OCT, thrombectomy, and embolic coils. Procedures include PCI, PTCA, PTA, cerebral and visceral angiography and interventions, stent placement, line placements, dialysis access maintenance, pacemaker and ICD implant. Demonstrates rapid decision making, critical thinking, and clinical leadership skills. Acts as a preceptor. Responds quickly and effectively to STEMI, Stroke, respiratory and cardiac arrest. Provides patient/family education related to procedures and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Assists nursing staff in all aspects of patient care. Reports deviations of standards to nurse leader. Maintains CPACS database. Demonstrates competency in arterial and venous sheath removal, hemostasis, and access site management. Demonstrates competency in EKG recognition and hemodynamics. Alerts Cardiologists to changes from baseline. Provides peri-procedure care and assists in pre- and post-procedure care. Maintains readiness for rapid transport for emergent or salvage CABG or vascular surgery. The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Job Requirements
Education and Experience:
Graduate of an Accredited School of Radiologic Technology required. Licensure And Certifications
Medical Radiographer: KY (MRAD:KY) required. Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT (RTR) required. Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) required. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 90 days of hire. Pay Range $32.30 - $48.05 /hour
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