Cardiac Cath Lab Tech II
University of Kansas Health System
- Kansas City, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist in transporting patients to nursing units.
- Attends to patient needs during cardiac lab procedures.
- Circulates during procedure, as applicable.
- Obtains and records hemodynamic, electrical, and angiographic data by operating hemodynamic and electrical amplifiers and digital and line fluoroscopic equipment.
- Participates in life-saving measures such as defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Participates in on-call per established call schedule; if applicable.
- Participates in orienting new staff.
- Performs advanced technical skills in lab, i.e., scrub complex procedures, manage advanced monitoring systems.
- Prepares patient and equipment for cardiac lab procedures by preparing site of entry, draping patient, arranging sterilized instruments and catheters, and calibrating and setting up pressure transducers and tubing.
- Prepares the Cardiac Lab procedures rooms by ensuring that adequate stock is available.
- Scrubs during procedure, as applicable. Assists the physician in maneuvering catheters.
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of an accredited Radiology Tech Program or accredited CVT Program**
- ** Previous experience scrubbing in a Cardiac Cath, Interventional Radiology or Electrophysiology Lab or a graduate of a certificate or degree granting program or post-secondary educational program in a health science or related field may be substituted for the professional education requirement above
- Minimum 3 years Cath Lab Tech experience in a cardiac interventional lab
- American Heart Association ACLS required within 6 months of hire
- American Heart Association BLS Certification
- RCIS must be acquired within 2 years
- Knowledge of radiation safety
- Basic knowledge of cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology
- Basic EKG interpretation
- High: Read and write English
- ARRT Certifications (R) (American Registry of Radiology Technologists)
- Registration as a Cardiovascular Technologist (RCVT)
- Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS)
- Knowledge in computer-based imaging and hemodynamic management
- Proficient in EKG interpretation
- Bachelor’s Degree