Employee Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

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Cardiovascular Technologist (Hybrid Room)
Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview
The Cardiovascular Technologist performs all routine diagnostic and emergent therapeutic angiographic or catheterization procedures. Assures equipment is functioning properly. Produces and evaluates data, information, and images used by the physician in the performance of the procedure. Assists team members in all aspects of patient care, monitoring patients' vital signs, interpreting status information and performing/functioning in one or more of the following: monitor, scrub, or circulating technologist. Educate patients, family members and team. Stock inventory and all other duties as assigned. Refer to the CCI and/or SCRQSA Scope of Practice for the Invasive Cardiovascular Professional and Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) for full details.

What you will do

• Tests equipment for proper functioning and availability
• Assist the RN/Physician with proper positioning of the patient
• Ensure appropriate supplies are available to the physician
• Participate in physician updates
• Handle or label specimens appropriately
• Actively participate in procedural time-out and label all medications/solutions to be used during the procedure

Education Qualifications

• Certificate from a program of study leading to credentials as RCIS (Registered
  Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist), RCES (Registered Cardiac
  Electrophysiology Specialist), ARRT(R) Radiography, ARRT(VI) (Vascular
  Interventional Radiography), and eligible for certification by the South
  Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association (SCRQSA), application
  under “invasive specialist” Required
• Associate's Degree Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Cardiac Catheterization Lab Tech or Endovascular Preferred
• Experience with physiological monitoring systems, sterile scrub technique, interventional and diagnostic heart catheterizations, vascular, device implantation Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret cardiac monitoring
• Strong understanding of cardiac/vascular anatomy and physiology
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in high-stress, fast-paced environments
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist - Cardiovascular Credentialing International Required or
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist - Cardiovascular Credentialing International Required or
• Radiography - American Registry Radiologic Technologist Required or
• Vascular Interventional Radiography - American Registry Radiologic Technologist Required
• If RCIS, RCES credentialed and/or a new
  graduate Cardiac Catheterization
  Technologist employee must be eligible to
  apply and obtain Invasive Specialist
  certification by the South Carolina
  Radiation Quality Standards Association
  (SCRQSA) within 60 days of employment.
  Employee must also obtain CIS license
  through SCLLR within 120 days of
  employment Required
• If ARRT(R) or ARRT(VI) credentialed,
  obtain certified by the South Carolina
  Radiation Quality Standards Association
  (SCRQSA) within 60 days of employment Required
• If ARRT(R) or ARRT(VI) credentialed,
  obtain Registered Cardiovascular
  Invasive Specialist (RCIS) through
  Cardiovascular Credentialing International
  (CCI) and Invasive Specialist certification
  by the South Carolina Radiation Quality
  Standards Association (SCRQSA) Preferred
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 120 Days Required

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.