Travel Cardiovascular Tech

Job Summary:

Provides procedural support to physicians including hemodynamic, electrophysiologic monitoring, sterile technique, and radiologic support; maintains a well-stocked and clean work environment.

Job Responsibilities:

-Understands general use of radiologic and monitoring equipment.

-Performs departmental functions within Epic; communicates with technical coordinator, material coordinator, or CVT III's to maintain equipment and supply.

-Operates specialized equipment according to protocols.

-Assists physician in using specialized equipment during procedures (i.e. IVUS, pressure wire, Possess, IABP, Bloom stimulator, EPT and Medtronic RF sources, etc.).

-Attends vendor in-services to learn new equipment.

-Supports new technologies.

-Performs patient care appropriate to the patient population.

-Assists in transporting patients to and from the department.

-Performs appropriate patient care in a sterile environment under the guidance of the physician and RN.

-Assists in other areas of cardiology if needed as directed by the CVS Manager.

-Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities.

-Attends mandatory in-services and meets department educational standards; accurately completes any variance reports; modifies behaviors or performance to comply with care standards and meets department requirements.

-Stocking/departmental maintenance.

-Performs environmental scrub downs to promote an aseptic environment.

-Assists in setting procedure rooms up each AM (i.e. transducers, etc.).

-Performs any other necessary functions as deemed necessary by the CVS Manager.

-Communicates with material coordinator concerning supply issues and technical coordinator concerning equipment issues and/or CVS Manager.

-Independent judgment in planning the sequence of operations and making decisions in a complex technical or professional field.

-Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction.

-Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction.

-Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

-Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

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Required Skills & Experience:

-Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

-Ability to integrate the analysis of data to discover facts, develop knowledge, concepts, or interpretations.

-Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective/efficient manner.

-Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data.