Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Effectively assist physicians in performing a variety of highly specialized Cardiovascular procedures including, but not limited to, diagnostic and interventional catheterization, pacemaker/defibrillator implantation, intra-aortic balloon pump operation (IABP), and electrophysiology studies.
• Effectively assist physicians in performing a variety of highly specialized Cardiovascular procedures including, but not limited to, diagnostic and interventional catheterization, pacemaker/defibrillator implantation, intra-aortic balloon pump operation (IABP), and electrophysiology studies.
• Acute MI function of Circulator Evaluates and documents patient status and responds appropriately; intervenes/refers in a timely manner to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Reflects clinical expertise, competence, and proficiency based on knowledge/skills and exceeds
  essential job responsibilities per department standards.
• Reflects commitment to continued learning and sharing knowledge with patients and co-workers.
• Demonstrates “team player” characteristics.
• Is punctual, willing to assist others; participates in sub committees and initiates in-services.
• Participates in performance improvement activities to evaluate care outcomes driven by an underlying curiosity & desire to know more.
• Accepts accountability for use of evidence to monitor and improve care based on regulatory and practice standards.
• Effectively and safely uses equipment, time, personnel, and supplies to provide high quality, cost effective delivery of patient care.
• Adapts to changing workload, patient needs, technologies, policies, regulation, census and staffing through priority setting and flexibility.
• Maintains high skill level through participation in CQI, in services, ongoing education, and attendance at 80% of staff meetings.
• Ability to provide on-call coverage outside of standard scheduled hours per department and/or facility policy.
• Recognizes and promptly acts upon unusual results or patient response by informing primary health care team to ensure patient safety and foster optimal outcomes.
• Must be able to deal with many different personality types, ages and levels of consciousness of patients.
• Must be able to adjust approach based on patient/family level of understanding of test procedure.
• Promptly trouble-shoots and corrects recording instrument malfunction or unusual patient problems that interfere with recordings.
• Independently prioritizes clinical and administrative work and identifies process improvements.
• Process patient and department records ensuring documentations of performed tests in accordance with hospital standards.

Education, Experience and Certification/ License:

• Associate’s Degree- Required (graduate of a diploma, associate or baccalaureate academic program in health science or Graduate of an accredited program in invasive cardiovascular technology also acceptable.
• One year of Cardiac Catheterization Lab experience, preferred.Special procedures experience, preferred.
• BLS (AHA) – Required.
• ACLS (AHA)- Required.
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) through CCI; OR Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES); OR RRT with post primary certification of Cardiac Interventional Radiography through ARRT)- Required Surgical Assistant License (DORA): State of employment Assistant License or Surgical Technologist Certification upon hire unless performing SA duties within the scope of another active Colorado license, certification, or registration – Required for Colorado employed staff only.

Float Requirements:

• Floating may be required to any Client location within sixty (60) miles of the original assignment location or Client -identified “float zone”.
• Float assignments may include duties outside of original assignment job requirements (including skill set) in accordance with Client policy.