Invasive Cath Lab Technologist Regional Float

Overview

CHI Health Immanuel located in North Omaha just off of I-680 on 72nd Street offers a full-service hospital cancer center rehabilitation center specialty spine hospital and more. For well over a century our commitment to serve our community inspires our staff to provide the highest quality of care to all who we have the privilege to serve.

Responsibilities

$15,000 Sign on Bonus

Job Summary / Purpose

This position contributes to the mission and vision of CHI Health by performing a variety of direct and non-direct patient care duties during procedures within the scope of service. Assist with technical support.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Assists with pre-procedure education and preparing patient for procedure.

• Collaborates with other staff to assure patient has a thorough understanding of procedure and is able to answer questions as needed.

• Assures patient is positioned properly for the procedure.

• Assures EKG electrodes are properly placed and cardiac electrodes correctly applied.

• Assures skin is prepped and sterilized appropriately prior to procedural draping.

• Sets up patient and sterile equipment in accordance to the performing physician's preferences.

• Scrubs and assists physicians during procedures.

• Assists physician in sterile placement of invasive and hemodynamic monitoring equipment.

• Uses fine motor skills to assist physician with the placement/deployment/use of invasive catheters, wires, balloons, stents, structural heart devices, Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation equipment, percutaneous left ventricular assist devices, implantable cardiac devices, and electrophysiology catheters/3-D intra-cardiac conduction mapping.

• Performs monitoring function throughout procedures. Documents clinical information in patient record.

• Operates hemodynamic monitoring equipment.

• Recognize and report changes in the cardiac rhythm.

• Recognize and report changes in hemodynamic waveforms.

• Accurately documents the flow of events from start thru completion of procedure.

• Performs arterial and/or venous sheath removal utilizing deployment of closure devices, manual pressure, or mechanical compression and transport patients.

• Performs daily maintenance, quality assurance testing, equipment cleaning, and supply re-stocking.

• Effectively communicates and works cooperatively with team members, patients, families, guests, and providers.

• Participation in the after-hours on-call rotation is required and staff must be able to respond within 30 minutes of notification.

• Participates in all safety, security, and infection control programs that are mandatory as well as those required and provided by the department.

• Demonstrates work practices consistent with CHI Health and department-specific safety, security, and HIPAA policies.

• Regional floating required in order to provide staffing support to other campuses.

• Responsible for maintaining all relative competencies, training, and education required for all campuses supported.

• Other duties as assigned by department or hospital leadership.

Qualifications

Licensure & Certifications

• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) credential from CCI

• New graduates are eligible for hire and must obtain credentials within 6 months of start date

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers is required upon hire

• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 90 days of start date

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training

• Knowledge of radiographic views and equipment

• Knowledge of EKG rhythms and abnormalities

• Knowledge of cardiac and vascular anatomy

• Knowledge of appropriate sterile field management and aseptic techniques

• Knowledge of a wide range of invasive procedure supplies and equipment including but not limited to guidewires, sheaths, stents, catheters, and balloons

Pay Range

$27.70 - $40.17 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.