Manager Cath Lab

Salinas Valley Health•Salinas, CA

1d•$73 - $100

About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Department: Cath Lab SIGN-ON BONUS RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE The Manager has responsibility for leading, controlling, planning, organizing and evaluating the timely, effective and efficient delivery of the department’s operations on a 24-hour basis. Through the incorporation of the Hospital’s goals and objectives, this position is responsible for ensuring that the department performs to the highest possible standard within the resources made available, thus ensuring the delivery of quality care and service to patients, staff and visitors. The manager is accountable to the Director. The manager acts as a role model, has accountability for the departmental budget and Position Control, ensures the consistent application of the Hospital’s policies and procedures and fosters teamwork within and between areas of responsibility. The manager is also responsible for promoting specialized knowledge and skills through the support of staff education and professional development. Works with staff and Cardiologists to develop and implement Cardiac Cath Lab policies and protocols. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Cardiac Cath Lab. Maintains proficiency, job knowledge, and licensees/ registration/certification as required in invasive cardiac procedures Performs related duties such as reporting equipment malfunctions, places work orders as needed, assisting others and special assignments. Cleans work area, orders and maintains the department inventory of supplies. Enters new items into Inventory and works with Materials and Coding/billing for item numbers and charge codes. Responsible for department schedule. Provides feedback to Director regarding staff job performance, and coach/counsel employees as needed. Assists Director with disciplinary actions. Assists the Director in monitoring employees’ performance for compliance with TJC, HIPPA, specific job duties, and Corporate Compliance. Resolves employee concerns about work-related problems as needed. Responsible for staff training competencies, competency grid, and yearly competency training Provides documentation, in-put and training updates on employees for the annual performance evaluation process. Works on special projects, participates on committees, and attends meetings as assigned Responsible for maintaining the daily Employee Time and Attendance Records, Department Time and Attendance book, and all records for staff LOAs, PTO, Family leave, Sick, etc.; and notifying the Director of policy infractions. Monitors the quality of work and the productivity Monitors closely, labor and capital expenses of the department, including overtime, and stays within budgetary parameters. Serves as a resource person for the technologists, referring Physicians, Cardiologists, patient care departments, and other department staff. Serves as a liaison for Vendors in the Cath lab. Maintains and updates the Hemodynamic charting system as needed. Serves as Super-User Assists Physicians with report changes and addendums Keeps the Cardiac Cath Lab staff informed on system and/or operation changes. Attends regularly scheduled department meetings and in-services to maintain working knowledge of changes in equipment and protocols. Maintains CEU’s and all required licenses. Participates actively in Performance Improvement and Quality measures (i.e. QC checks, Radiation Safety) Is competent in EMR and PACS as it pertains to cardiac imaging and patient care. Works closely with Cardiologists and Department Director to develop and implement Cath Lab policies and protocols. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
RCIS or ARRT, CRT and Fluoroscopy are required.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status as per America Heart Association standards required.
Three (3) years’ experience in a leadership role and as a licensed technologist in the Cardiac Cath Lab or Electrophysiology Lab required.
Two (2) years’ experience as a Cardiac Cath technologist able to perform specialized procedures.

Responsibilities

Leading, controlling, planning, organizing and evaluating the timely, effective and efficient delivery of the department’s operations on a 24-hour basis.
Ensuring that the department performs to the highest possible standard within the resources made available, thus ensuring the delivery of quality care and service to patients, staff and visitors.
Accountability for the departmental budget and Position Control
Ensuring the consistent application of the Hospital’s policies and procedures
Fostering teamwork within and between areas of responsibility.
Promoting specialized knowledge and skills through the support of staff education and professional development.
Working with staff and Cardiologists to develop and implement Cardiac Cath Lab policies and protocols.
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Cardiac Cath Lab.
Maintaining proficiency, job knowledge, and licensees/ registration/certification as required in invasive cardiac procedures
Performing related duties such as reporting equipment malfunctions, places work orders as needed, assisting others and special assignments.
Cleaning work area, orders and maintains the department inventory of supplies.
Entering new items into Inventory and works with Materials and Coding/billing for item numbers and charge codes.
Responsible for department schedule.
Providing feedback to Director regarding staff job performance, and coach/counsel employees as needed.
Assisting Director with disciplinary actions.
Assisting the Director in monitoring employees’ performance for compliance with TJC, HIPPA, specific job duties, and Corporate Compliance.
Resolving employee concerns about work-related problems as needed.
Responsible for staff training competencies, competency grid, and yearly competency training
Providing documentation, in-put and training updates on employees for the annual performance evaluation process.
Working on special projects, participates on committees, and attends meetings as assigned
Responsible for maintaining the daily Employee Time and Attendance Records, Department Time and Attendance book, and all records for staff LOAs, PTO, Family leave, Sick, etc.; and notifying the Director of policy infractions.
Monitoring the quality of work and the productivity
Monitoring closely, labor and capital expenses of the department, including overtime, and stays within budgetary parameters.
Serving as a resource person for the technologists, referring Physicians, Cardiologists, patient care departments, and other department staff.
Serving as a liaison for Vendors in the Cath lab.
Maintaining and updates the Hemodynamic charting system as needed.
Serving as Super-User
Assisting Physicians with report changes and addendums
Keeping the Cardiac Cath Lab staff informed on system and/or operation changes.
Attending regularly scheduled department meetings and in-services to maintain working knowledge of changes in equipment and protocols.
Maintaining CEU’s and all required licenses.
Participating actively in Performance Improvement and Quality measures (i.e. QC checks, Radiation Safety)
Being competent in EMR and PACS as it pertains to cardiac imaging and patient care.
Working closely with Cardiologists and Department Director to develop and implement Cath Lab policies and protocols.
Performing other duties as assigned.