Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist II (EP)
About The Position
This role involves assisting physicians in all aspects of invasive procedures, including scrubbing, circulating, and monitoring hemodynamic parameters. The specialist will operate interventional equipment, care for patients' physical and psychological needs, explain procedures, and answer questions to reduce anxiety. Responsibilities also include transferring patients, coordinating work for productivity, setting up sterile trays, cleaning, and disposing of materials. The role contributes to professional growth, assists with contrast media administration, and maintains departmental inventory. For EP Tech roles (job codes 8148 & 8149), this includes responsibility for the entire Electrophysiology (EP) program and staying current with new developments in EP. Additionally, the specialist is responsible for the preventative maintenance, cleaning, and routine safety checks of interventional equipment to ensure it is in good working order.
Requirements
- Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
- Associate's degree or higher in Cardiovascular Technology OR Associate's degree or higher and a minimum of 3 years recent experience as a Cardiovascular Tech in a Cardiac Cath Lab.
- Completion of EP training program OR 5 years recent experience (within the past 7 years) as a Cardiovascular Tech in a Cardiac Cath Lab.
- Current Basic Life Support certification (BLS).
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS) – obtain within 6 months, offered within.
- Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Course (IABP) – complete within 6 months, offered within.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Physicians in all aspects of invasive procedures, including scrubbing, circulating, monitoring and recording hemodynamic parameters in accordance to policy and procedure.
- Assists in diagnostic interventional procedures operating interventional and other equipment/devices as appropriate.
- Assumes care for physical and psychological needs of patients during examinations and procedures to insure safety and comfort while preparing for and while undergoing interventional procedures.
- Provides explanation of procedures and answer patient and answers pertinent questions of patients to reduce anxieties and obtain cooperation.
- Transfers patients onto medical equipment, wheelchairs, and stretchers.
- Coordinate work to achieve maximum productivity.
- Sets up sterile tray, cleans and disposes after procedure.
- Participates in activities which promote professional self-growth and development.
- Assist physician with administration of contrast media.
- Assists in maintaining inventory for the department.
- Responsible for all aspects of Electrophysiology (EP) program (applies to EP Tech only job code 8148&8149).
- Keeps current of new developments in EP (applies to EP Tech only job code 8148 & 8149).
- Responsible for preventative maintenance of interventional equipment.
- Cleans interventional equipment.
- Performs routine safety checks and inspections of equipment to ensure these are current, in good order and ready for use.
- Performs other work related duties as assigned or requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
