Job Description

Certification Details

• BLS
• State Licensure

Job Details

• Assist physicians in performing specialized cardiovascular procedures including diagnostic and interventional catheterization, pacemaker/defibrillator implantation, intra-aortic balloon pump operation (IABP), and electrophysiology studies.
• Evaluate and document patient status, respond appropriately, and intervene or refer in a timely manner to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise, competence, and proficiency exceeding essential job responsibilities per department standards.
• Commit to continued learning and knowledge sharing with patients and co-workers.
• Participate in performance improvement activities to evaluate care outcomes and improve care based on regulatory and practice standards.
• Use equipment, time, personnel, and supplies effectively and safely to provide high quality, cost-effective patient care.
• Adapt to changing workload, patient needs, technologies, policies, regulations, census, and staffing through priority setting and flexibility.
• Maintain high skill level through participation in CQI, in-services, ongoing education, and attendance at 80% of staff meetings.
• Provide on-call coverage outside of standard scheduled hours per department and/or facility policy.
• Recognize and promptly act upon unusual results or patient responses to ensure patient safety and optimal outcomes.
• Adjust approach based on patient/family level of understanding of test procedures.
• Troubleshoot and correct recording instrument malfunctions or unusual patient problems interfering with recordings.
• Independently prioritize clinical and administrative work and identify process improvements.
• Process patient and department records ensuring documentation of performed tests in accordance with hospital standards.

Job Requirements

• One year of Cardiac Catheterization Lab experience preferred.
• Special procedures experience preferred.

Additional Details

• Floating may be required to any CommonSpirit location within sixty (60) miles of the original assignment location or CommonSpirit-identified “float zone”.
• Float assignments may include duties outside of original assignment job requirements (including skill set) in accordance with CommonSpirit policy.

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