Interventional Radiology Technologist - Cath Lab

Category

Allied Health

Job Family

Imaging

Department

Cath Lab

Schedule

Full-time

Facility

Community Howard Regional Hlth

3500 South LaFountain Street
Kokomo, IN 46902
United States

Shift

Day Job

Hours

M-F 7:30am to 4pm
Call one day a week, every 3rd Thursday, and every 3rd weekend (Friday 4pm - Monday 7:30am) Extra call responsibility when short staffed.
Call response time within 30 minutes

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Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.

Make a Difference
The Cardiac Cath Lab Interventional Rad Tech performs advanced diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures and peripheral vascular procedures in the Cardiac Cath Lab. Cardiac Cath Lab Interventional Radiology Technologists are responsible for scrubbing, monitoring, and assisting providers as requested. Technologists respond with the team to patient distress situations and assist with equipment quality control and inventory management.

Exceptional Skills and Qualifications

• 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.
• Is responsible for preparing and ensuring that all x-ray images are of good quality and x-ray related equipment for procedures are maintained.
• Attends to patient needs during cardiac lab procedures.
• Circulates during procedure, as applicable.
• Scrubs during procedure, as applicable. Assists the physician in maneuvering catheters.
• Monitors 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.
• Assists in transporting patients to nursing units.
• Prepares the Cardiac Lab procedures rooms by ensuring that adequate stock is available.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Effectively communicates with members of the care team to deliver high quality, patient centered care.
• Education: Associates Degree in Radiology or Completion of certification program in Radiography
• License: Required: Current ARRT (R) and current license as a Radiologic Technologist by the State of Indiana

Why Community?

At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication and collaboration. We consider ALL an integral part of the exceptional patient experience. We PRIIDE ourselves on not having employees but Caregivers. Join our Community as we make a difference in your community.