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Cath Lab/EP Lab Lead Technologist 40 Hours
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Organization Facility: Mount Auburn Hospital Category: Diagnostic Imaging Job ID: JR42968 Date posted: 02/05/2024Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
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CATHERIZATION LAB TECHJob Description:
Primary Responsibilities:
Orients new staff as needed.
Collaborates with Manager and Assistant Manager for the coordination of both new and ongoing educational in-services as needed
Maintains inventory of all procedural equipment in Cath Lab, EP Lab, and any shared equipment in the CVOR.
Collaborates with Materials Distribution (Materials Management/Supply Chain) and Purchasing staff to ensure adequate inventory as needed
Acquires/maintains knowledge and supports charging of supplies to patient accounts as required by Revenue Cycle workflows and coding regulations
Collaborates with the Manager and Assistant Manager to ensure adequate technologist staffing coverage.
Collaborates with Information Sciences (IS) Department and vendors to ensure continuity of patient care platforms within Cardiology (CardioLab, Xper, Xcelera, etc).
Collaborrates with Manager and Assistant Manager for completion of PCI database information for quaterly quality assurance reviews
Provides competent compassionate care based on scientific principles
Cares for patients undergoing invasive and non-invasive procedures in the Department(s): Cath Lab, Electrophysiology Lab, and CVOR (Cardiovascular Operating Room)
Monitors both invasive and non-invasive hemodynamics during procedures and reports changes to the primary nurse and/or attending physician.
Recognizes changes in patient status and reports to primary nurse and/or attending physician
Provides necessary interventions to/for the patient as allowed by state regulations and by the direction of the attending physician.
Acquires/maintains competency in radiation safety principles
Acquires/maintains competency in specialized Interventional Cardiology equipment
Collaborates with physicians, registered nurses, other technologists, and perfusionists regarding individualized patient plan of care
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Acquires/maintains competency in use of the electronic medical record
Collaborates with various departments to ensure continuity of care: Emergency Department, SICU/MICU, CVOR, Perfusion, Echo Lab, Anesthesia, PACU, etc.
Performs all other duties as assigned
Cath Lab Primary Responsibilities:
Acquires/maintains competency in all diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization procedures done at Mount Auburn Hospital.
Acquires/maintains competency in hemodynamic interpretation
Acquires/maintains competency in various procedure room roles as needed for the department (circulating, monitoring, and/or scrubbing)
Available to be on-call on a rotating basis as assigned by the department needs. On-call response time is 30 minutes or less.
Acquires/maintains competency in resuscitation teamwork
Acquires/maintains competency in the care of mechanical circulatory support patients (IABP, Impella, and ECMO)
EP (Electrophysiology) Lab Primary Responsibilities:
Acquires/maintains competency in all diagnostic and interventional EP procedures done at Mount Auburn Hospital.
Acquires/maintains competency in cardiac pacing, defibrillation, mapping, and ablating for EP procedures
Acquires/maintains competency in various procedure room roles as needed for the department (circulating, monitoring, and/or scrubbing)
Applies principles for maintaining electrically safe environment for the patient and the healthcare team
Acquires/maintains excellent electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation skills for monitoring procedures
Acquires/maintains competency in the set-up and operation of various electrophysiology procedural equipment (ablation generator system, mapping patches, stimulator, etc)
CVOR (Cardiovascular Operating Room) Primary Responsibilities:
Performs duties as needed for the care of structural heart patients in the CVOR
Collaborates with CVOR and Perfusion staff for continuity of care
Required Qualifications:
Prior leadership experience preferred
Prior experience with teaching/orienting new staff preferred
Strong organizational and communication skills
Inventory management skills preferred
Previous experience of patient billing/charging preferred
Bachelor’s degree in health-related field required
Current BLS and ACLS preferred
Radiologic technologist (RT-R), Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS), and/or Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) preferred
Available for flexible dayshifts per department needs between the hours of 0630 and 1730
Available for on-call shifts
On-call requirement: 1-2 nights/week in addition to every 4thweekend for all full-time and part-time staff or per departmental needs
Holidays per rotation
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment required
Cath Lab, EP Lab, or Interventional Radiology experience required
IVUS, OCT, and FFR experience and troubleshooting preferred
IABP, Impella, and/or ECMO experience preferred
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