Cardiovascular Technician

Eisenhower Health - Rancho Mirage, CA

Full-time

Rancho Mirage, CA

About the position

The Cardiovascular Technician plays a crucial role in assisting cardiologists during diagnostic and interventional procedures in the Cardiac Cath Lab and/or EP Lab. This position focuses on ensuring patient care and safety while maintaining compliance with medical standards and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
• Evaluates and attends to the patient's physical and emotional needs before, during and after procedure to ensure proper patient care and positive examination experience.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Identifies patient utilizing two forms of verification following 'time out' process.
• Identifies appropriate procedure to be performed and prepares room and equipment accordingly.
• Operates equipment appropriately.
• Performs in the scrub/circulating/monitoring roles in the lab.
• Assists nurses and physicians in monitoring hemodynamics.
• Operates monitoring equipment.
• Maintains cleanliness of exam area and equipment.
• Maintains sterile fields using aseptic technique.
• Assists in the setup, preparation and cleanup of the procedure.
• Works collaboratively with staff, physicians and other Eisenhower Medical Center employees.
• Collaborates with the RN and observes interdisciplinary standards of practice in relation to double-checking the delivery of medications to the sterile field.
• Properly disposes of all sharps and biohazardous waste.
• Assists with stocking supplies and utilizes supplies efficiently.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of procedures, techniques and equipment through in-services and conferences.
• Contributes to the maximum efficiency of the lab by active participation in Cath Lab patient flow, room turnaround and procedure preparation.
• Responsible for utilizing clinical and technical expertise to plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of invasive cardiovascular procedures.
• Obtains, assesses & analyzes hemodynamic waveforms.
• Prepares, maintains and operates IVUS, FFR, Impella, IABP devices.
• Scrubs, circulates & monitors complex structural heart procedures (i.e. Watchman, TAVR, Mistraclip).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Successful completion of an accredited Cardiovascular Technologist training program upon hire (i.e. RCIS, RCES, CVT program).
• RCIS, RCES or CVT certification upon hire; if hired prior to June 2023 must obtain within 2 years.
• American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certification.
• Completion of basic arrhythmia course or ECG certification.
• Completion of clinical rotations in Cath/EP lab as part of RCIS/RCES/CVT training program.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in acute care or healthcare setting.