Vascular Xray Technologist Coordinator

LCMC Health•Covington, LA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vascular Xray Technologist Coordinator in the cardiac Catheterization (Cath) Lab at LCMC Health is responsible for overseeing the daily workflow and coordination of procedures within the lab. This role ensures efficient patient flow, timely case turnovers, and effective communication among the Cath Lab team, physicians, and other hospital departments. The Vascular XRay Technologist Coordinator plays a pivotal role in maintaining an organized, safe, and high-functioning environment to support exceptional patient care.

Requirements

1 year of experience in X-ray or Cath Lab, or radiology special procedures training (or any critical care nursing unit if licensed as a Registered Nurse)
Radiologic Technologist license by the Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners. (LSRT)
Cardio/Vascular Interventional Radiology Certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) (R)(VI)(CV)
American Heart Association, BLS OR licensure as a Registered Nurse and one year of critical care experience may substitute for ARRT and LSRT certifications

Nice To Haves

Prefer high school diploma or equivalent

Responsibilities

Overseeing the daily workflow and coordination of procedures within the lab.
Ensuring efficient patient flow, timely case turnovers, and effective communication among the Cath Lab team, physicians, and other hospital departments.
Maintaining an organized, safe, and high-functioning environment to support exceptional patient care.
Continuously displays a positive attitude that contributes to improving patient satisfaction results.
Applies customer service skills consistent with the organization’s Customer Service programs.
Utilizes the service recovery process to address customers’ concerns or complaints.
Treats all customers with dignity, respect, courtesy and compassion.
Recognizes customer needs and begins to solve problems as soon as they are apparent.
Interacts with patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional and courteous environment.
Displays behaviors which focus on the customer by doing what is appropriate the first time.
Advises supervisor of current or anticipated problems.
Effectively uses time and resources to accomplish their duties.
Self-starter who willingly puts forth effort and time and performs tasks with minimal supervision.
Resolves conflicting matters and schedules with peers and other staff.
Willingly accepts assignments and completes in a timely fashion.
Appropriately uses time and attendance system and adheres to related policies and procedures.
Be aware of possible compliance issues, specifically concerning fraud and abuse. Report these immediately.
Actively promotes and support organization's performance improvement initiatives (i.e., participates in ongoing education, cultural change initiatives, etc.)
Is receptive to differing ideas and embraces change.
Verbal and written communications are clear, concise and accurate; uses positive non-verbal communication effectively.
Demonstrates and actively promotes compliance with all state and federal regulatory and accrediting agencies (i.e., patient safety, infection control, HIPAA, etc.)
Adheres to the Medical Center’s policies and procedures, as well as the Code of Conduct and all laws and regulations. Perform your duties in an ethical manner.
Ability to work on or with teams to cooperatively reach goals.
Appropriately documents in accordance with departmental and organizational policies.
Able to apply job knowledge to improve work processes.
Implements a philosophy of Learning and identified own leaning needs
Attends in-service lectures and reads routine or professional literature such as bulletin boards daily, journals periodically and seeks resources as necessary; and request and attends appropriate out-of-house educational offerings as they pertain to the position.
Seeks additional information as needed and makes suggestions to improve the established manual.
Seeks assistance for complex or non-routine learning needs from the Lead Tech or appropriate authority.
Participates in sterile technique presentations and applies daily.
Accepts special projects and accomplishes each assignment without error within the specified time as directed.
Ensures that the Director is informed of any situation that may produce staff, patient or physician complaint prior to the complaint being received, and ensures that the Director has all the facts and circumstances on any issue that may result in a complaint.
Notifies Lead Tech of his/her presence within (7) minutes upon arriving in the department.