Cath Lab Technician/PRN

Surgery Partners Careers•Lubbock, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital is committed to providing better outcomes for our employees! We are looking for a dedicated Cath Lab Technician like you to join our Lubbock Heart team. Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital specializes in the care of cardiac, orthopedic, nephrology, urology, and general medical patients. We are also a highly active inpatient center mainly centered on surgical procedures that include cardiothoratic, orthopedic, urology, and general surgery. We have a 24-hour Emergency Department with 5 fully equipped ED rooms, 4 fully operating OR rooms, 4 cardiac catherization labs with 1 electrophysiology room, 11-day surgery rooms, 58 acute care beds spread over three units, and 16 cardiac critical care rooms. We pride ourselves on giving the best overall care possible to our patients and on our family style atmosphere that includes everyone: patients and their families, physicians, and our employees.

Requirements

Current BLS required.
ACLS recommended.
EKG course completed.

Responsibilities

Set up sterile table with adequate supplies for the scheduled procedure.
Proficient at scrubbing, gowning, and maintaining the sterile field.
Prepping and draping appropriate site per protocol.
Connect flush, contrast, pressure lines, and prepare sterile field according to physician’s preference and protocol.
Anesthetize the patients designated groin area per physician preference.
Conduct procedure according to the patients and physicians needs.
Inform other team members of equipment or medication used or needed.
Secure sheaths according to appropriate protocol per patient post procedure.
Perform skin closure post PPM/ICD implantation per physician preference.
Dispose of sharps in sharps container, remove patient drapes, discard waste per protocol and ungown unless intervention was performed.
Assist with patient transfer and transport as needed.
Assist with room turnover and clean away reusable instruments for re-sterilaztion.
Perform A.M. Quality Control.
Assist with patient and equipment care in preparation of procedure.
Properly position patient on X-Ray table using safety precautions per protocol.
Place patient on all monitoring equipment.
Address the psychosocial needs of the patient.
Cognizant of sterile areas and assists with its maintenance.
Assist with prepping and draping.
Remain attentive, immediately reports EKG and hemodynamic changes.
Record hemodynamic data at various speeds and ranges as specified.
Compute all hemodynamic studies as requested, generate and distribute reports to the physician.
Assist with post procedure duties.
Assist with room turnover.
Adhere to protocol designed to reduce radiation exposures.
Identify and utilize the opportunity for professional growth and employee development.
Assist in the assessment of the department’s efficiency by participating in the Quality Improvement process.