EP Lab Technologist

Methodist Health System•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The EP Lab Technologist primary responsibility is to assist with technical aspects of invasive cardiovascular procedures under the direction of the supervisor and physician. Methodist Dallas Medical Center is one of North Texas’ best places to work. And it keeps getting better. The flagship hospital of Methodist Health System, Methodist Dallas is a 595-bed acute care teaching and referral hospital. It is home to the only adult Level I Trauma Center in southern Dallas, the first and only Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in southern Dallas, and the newly renovated Linda and Mitch Hart Breast Center. Celebrating more than 90 years of service, we strive to have a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcomes the skills and talents of all groups. Methodist Health System is a faith-based organization with a mission to improve and save lives through compassionate, quality healthcare. For nearly a century, Dallas-based Methodist Health System has been a trusted choice for health and wellness. Named one of the fastest-growing health systems in America by Modern Healthcare, Methodist has a network of 12 hospitals (through ownership and affiliation) with nationally recognized medical services, such as a Level I Trauma Center, multi-organ transplantation, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosurgery, robotic surgical programs, oncology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics, among others. Methodist has more than two dozen clinics located throughout the region, renowned teaching programs, innovative research, and a strong commitment to the community.

Requirements

Associate or Bachelor’s degree, science emphasis or commensurate healthcare experience
Current American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardio Life Support certification
RCIS certified within eighteen (18) months of date of hire OR ARRT and TX RT(R)

Responsibilities

Assists physician as a monitor tech during any procedure performed in the cath lab by interpreting basic and advanced dysrhythmia and EKG’s and operating physiologic recorder, and interpreting normal and abnormal pressures and wave forms.
Assists physician with most procedures as a scrub tech and operates imaging equipment under direction of physician.
Assists physician with some diagnostic procedures as a circulator by monitoring patient status during a procedure, handing supplies to the scrub tech, and operating imaging equipment under the direction of the physician.
Assists with transport of patient to and from department.
Supply management: order entry/ cleaning/ stocking products
Demonstrates theoretical knowledge of procedures.
Orders supplies for cath lab and demonstrates effective inventory control.
Post procedure safety removes arterial and/or venous sheath, maintains hemostasis, and monitors patient status.
Prepares lab for procedure by setting up for procedure and maintaining sterile technique.
Prepares patient for procedure by shaving and prepping patient and marking arterial pulses.
Troubleshoots equipment problems.