About The Position
The Lead Cath Lab Tech works in a multi-modality Cardiac Cath Lab and leads Radiologic Technologists for an assigned shift. The role serves as a primary point of contact and liaison among management, staff, vendors, and physicians on routine matters, helping resolve questions and issues for technologists and support staff while promoting exceptional patient care, patient safety, quality outcomes, customer service, and adherence to standards of practice. The position may involve maintaining staffing productivity, organizing schedules and assignments, auditing staff performance, developing quality-improvement activities, training and mentoring staff, providing performance feedback, supporting staff development, leading special projects, analyzing and reporting data, and preparing performance and metrics reports. The role requires rotational call availability with staff RT and RCIS and responsibility for maintaining department compliance with TDSHS and TJC guidelines. The multi-modality Cath Lab supports Structural Heart, Interventional and Diagnostic Cardiology, Peripheral, STEMI, and Electrophysiology procedures. The Lead Tech monitors and documents procedures using a hemodynamic recording system, operates a power injector, assists cardiologists with procedures involving various parts of the body from head to lower extremities, applies knowledge of contrast contraindications to support patient safety, uses critical thinking to verify the appropriate procedure, and supports inventory management, including ordering supplies, tracking backorders, and identifying alternatives for discontinued items.
Requirements
- Three years of prior Special Procedure and/or Radiographer experience.
- Graduate of an approved school in Radiologic Technology.
- Current Texas Medical Radiologic Technologist (MRT) license.
- Current ARRT licensure; technologists exempt from ARRT certification must meet the requirement under Public Law 97-35.
- Non-Radiologic Technologists must hold active CCI certification as an RCIS or RCES.
- Current BCLS and ACLS certifications according to unit-specific needs, in accordance with the AHA Healthcare Provider curriculum.
- Ability to support Structural Heart, Interventional and Diagnostic Cardiology, Peripheral, STEMI, and Electrophysiology procedures.
- Proficiency monitoring and documenting procedures using a hemodynamic recording system.
- Ability to operate a power injector and assist with procedures involving various parts of the body from head to lower extremities.
- Familiarity with contrast contraindications and ability to apply critical thinking to ensure the proper procedure is performed.
- Ability to support inventory management processes, including ordering supplies, tracking backorders, and identifying suitable alternatives for discontinued items.
- Commitment to and adherence to the STHS Compliance Program and Code of Conduct, including following policies and procedures, completing required training, and immediately reporting suspected compliance issues.
Nice To Haves
- Membership in a related professional organization.
- Current certification in Interventional Angiography.
Responsibilities
- Lead Radiologic Technologists for an assigned shift in a multi-modality Cardiac Cath Lab.
- Serve as a liaison and primary point of contact among management, staff, vendors, and physicians for routine matters and issue resolution.
- Help maintain staffing productivity; organize work schedules and make work assignments.
- Conduct quality assurance audits of staff performance and develop and implement quality-improvement activities.
- Train and mentor staff, provide performance feedback, and support staff skill and performance development.
- Lead and regularly perform special projects; collect, analyze, and report data; prepare reports on performance and metrics.
- Participate in rotational call with staff RT and RCIS.
- Maintain department compliance with TDSHS and TJC guidelines.
- Monitor and document procedures using the hemodynamic recording system and support coverage needs as required.
- Operate a power injector and assist cardiologists with procedures involving various parts of the body from head to lower extremities.
- Apply knowledge of contrast contraindications and critical thinking to support patient safety and ensure the proper procedure is performed.
- Support inventory management by ordering supplies, tracking backorders, and identifying alternatives for discontinued items.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
