Cardiovascular Technician

Lifepoint Health • Elko, NV

6d • $28 - $41

About The Position

Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, part of Lifepoint Health, is seeking a Cardiovascular Technician to facilitate the safe and efficient performance of surgical procedures. The role supports surgical and catheterization procedures by preparing patients, instruments, equipment, and the Cath Lab; assisting the surgical team; maintaining the sterile field; and monitoring patients during catheterization procedures. The technician also contributes to patient care, documentation, discharge or transfer coordination, and cardiac rehabilitation activities as described in the posting.

The position is full-time with a varied schedule. Shared on-call and standby participation is required as departmental needs demand. The hospital is a 75-bed acute care facility serving Elko County and surrounding northeastern Nevada communities.

Requirements

• Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and in a stressful environment, and to take appropriate action.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association by completion of hospital orientation.
• Basic computer skills, including MS Word.

Nice To Haves

• Surgical Technologist Certification (NCCT or NBSTSA), or an RN license, is preferred.
• At least one year of experience in a general operating room environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain surgical instruments in the operating room, ensure proper setup, and assist the surgical team during procedures.
• Anticipate the surgeon’s needs and pass instruments and supplies during procedures.
• Transport instruments to the decontamination room after procedures and handle instruments and supplies correctly, ensuring proper function.
• Maintain instruments in good working order and ensure instruments needed for surgical cases are available.
• Maintain the sterile field and count instruments, sponges, needles, and other supplies for each case.
• Clean, assemble, and prepare instruments, equipment, and supplies for sterilization; follow sterilization processes and participate in testing and recording sterilizer and autoclave biotesting as needed.
• Confirm that equipment and the sterile field in the operating or procedure room have been appropriately processed and sterilized.
• Understand surgical procedures, instrumentation, and equipment needs; set up each case efficiently and effectively.
• Prepare patient skin for surgery in accordance with hospital standards.
• Prepare the Cath Lab as a surgical operating suite with drapes, solutions, instruments, equipment, and supplies, and ensure they are in good working order.
• Assist with preparing, transporting, positioning, and draping patients; return equipment to storage and assist with between-case cleanup and preparation for subsequent cases.
• Receive and process specimens for delivery to the laboratory.
• Perform monitoring duties during catheterization procedures.
• Plan, assess, and collaborate with other departments or hospitals to support continuity of care upon patient discharge or transfer.
• Review charts to ensure required procedural documents are present; document patient assessments, care activities, and pain management with RN oversight.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Coordinate patient care across disciplines, including transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual or psychosocial support needs.
• Advocate for patients’ physical and emotional well-being.
• Demonstrate knowledge of rehabilitation exercise equipment, including treadmills, cycle ergometers, upper-body ergometers, step machines, and free weights.
• Assist the RN with essential duties while performing patient care.
• Communicate changes in a patient’s clinical condition to the Charge RN, Cardiac Rehab Medical Director, and patient’s physician as appropriate.
• Identify significant arrhythmias and signs of patient distress, intervene appropriately, identify and correct artifacts, and report abnormal assessment or telemetry findings and changes in patients’ physical, mental, or emotional conditions to nursing staff.
• Participate in shared on-call and standby coverage as required by departmental needs.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed