Cath Lab Technician

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring safe procedures carried out in delivery of cardiac services to patients.
• Always accurately checks supplies for expiration dates.
• All expired equipment is identified in a timely manner.
• Supplies are orderly and clean.
• Insures that par levels of all required supplies and radiographic equipment are maintained, stored and utilized.
• Prepares procedure room.
• Lays out necessary supplies prior to procedure.
• Turnover time is kept to within 15 minutes.
• Scrubs with cardiologists, demonstrates familiarity with individual cardiologists preferences.
• Maintains aseptic surgical technique throughout invasive procedures and maintains universal precautions.

Scrub tech skills include:

• LHC, RHC, PTCA, STENT, PTCRA, PTMR, TEC.
• Always verifies correct identification of patient.
• All films, medical record components are properly identified for each patient.
• Verifies all consents and low risk criteria.
• Follows policy and procedure for operation, troubleshooting, service contact, quality control and archival system.
• Demonstrates ability to use and care for all technical equipment and supplies including x-ray/film processing equipment.
• Identifies equipment problems and safety hazards and takes appropriate action to initiate repairs.
• Understands the mechanics of operation of the various CCL systems; able to eventually troubleshoot problems and correct identified deficiencies.
• Maintains downtime log.
• Maintains accurate and complete procedural logs and/or technical notations.
• Accurately obtains, calculates and analyzes Hemodynamic data.
• Minimum of patient concerns is expressed.
• Assists in preparing patient for procedure.
• Assists patient in procedure to maintain maximum comfort and safety.
• Educates patient on procedure pre and post.
• Maintains accurate and complete records.
• Insures proper completion of eport/documentation, including X-ray requisitions, film labels, etc.
• Properly handles Cine Films (including mailing & retrieving films).

Experience:

• Required IR experience- HIGHLY Preferred.
• PCI Experience- Required.

Certification/ License:

• BLS – AHA, ACLS – AHA – Required.
• Telemetry Certification- Highly preferred.
• Cath Lab/Interventional Radiology Unit.
• Maintains IABP Certification.
• Effectively passes Monitor Technician Certification/Annual Telemetry Review.

Schedule Note:

• 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM 4×10’s- Variable shift hours No Weekends.
• No Holidays.
• On Call-Required- 1 shift per week.
• 1 weekend every 8 weeks (possibly more) – On Call hours are 5:30PM – 7:00AM on weekdays and 24 hours on weekends.
• 13 Week assignment 1-2 years of Cath Lab Tech.