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Promotes and restores patients' cardiovascular health by collaborating with physicians and the multidisciplinary team while providing physical and psychological support in a holistic manner to patients and their families. Performs various roles in the Cath Lab setting safely and sufficiently including but not limited to: primary assistant to the Cardiologist at the sterile table, and secondary circulating and monitoring.
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Responsibilities
Patient Education and Support
- Provides pre-, intra- and/or post-procedure education for diagnostic and interventional procedures.
- Instructs patients and/or families regarding examination, procedure, treatment, discharge and outcomes and allows time for questions.
- Utilizes visual/teaching aids as needed.
- Provides teach-back/return demonstrations when appropriate.
- Encourages family participation.
- Verbalizes where to find interpreter services.
Safety and Equipment Knowledge
- Understands and adheres to all safety practices (ALARA) while performing duties to minimize any risk of injury and/or exposure to unnecessary ionizing radiation.
- Maintains knowledge of patient equipment and therapeutic modalities utilized in the Catheterization Lab.
- Conducts and participates in procedural Time Outs and proper patient identification.
- Assesses the need for additional safety measures.
Departmental Support
- Performs and provides nursing support in various roles within the Cath Lab and Radiology Departments.
- Makes independent decisions based on the knowledge of departmental functions, policies and procedures.
- Promotes the development, preparation, implementation and attainment of departmental goals, policies and projects.
- Communicates with the department supervisors as necessary when problems or unusual circumstances arise and documents as necessary.
- Provides on-call emergency coverage (as defined by departmental policy) for Cardiovascular Procedures.
Direct Patient Care
- Possesses/exhibits strong EKG rhythm interpretation skills.
- Provides leadership in emergent situations.
- Establishes a climate of mutual respect and trust.
- Maintains ability to perform in an assertive yet supportive manner when functioning with physicians in the procedural setting.
- Follows departmental and hospital infection control policies.
- Purposefully conducts all aspects of the job in an ethical manner.
Qualifications
| Minimum Requirements Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position. | Preferred or Specialized Not required to perform the essential functions of the position. |
Education:
| Graduate of accredited radiologic technology program | Bachelor's Degree in Radiologic Technology |
Experience:
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| * Previous Cath Lab experience * EPIC EMR system experience * Apollo Documentation knowledge |
License(s)/Certification(s):
| * Permit to Practice from the Iowa Dept. of Public Health, Bureau of Radiological Health * Current Radiologic Technologist certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) * Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or within three (3) months from date of hire. * ACLS certified within 1 year |
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Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
| * Organizational * Verbal * Interpersonal/Communication Skills * Customer Relations * Mathematical * Grammar/Spelling * Comprehend written instruction * Follow verbal instruction * Basic computer skills | * Analytical * Clerical |
Other:
| Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
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- Area of Interest: Medical Imaging and Radiology - Non-Nursing;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: .75;
- Department: Cardiac Cath Lab;
- Shift: Days, 6:45 am - 4:15 pm, for 60 hours per pay period. This position has call 50% of the month. You must be able to respond back to the unit within 30 minutes.;
- Job ID: 143163;