Advocate Health Care

Cardiovascular Laboratory Specialist Registered - Vascular Lab

Advocate Health Care$73K — $110K *
Macon, GA 31204In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in a health science program such as cardiovascular technology or nursing
  • Documented competency in interpretation of EKG and hemodynamics
  • Preferred experience in Cardiac Catheterization or Electrophysiology Labs
  • RCIS, RCES, or IBHRE certification required within 24 months
  • Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certifications required

Responsibilities

  • Plan and document patient care in line with physician orders
  • Operate and maintain invasive lab equipment
  • Ensure quality and accuracy of laboratory data
  • Prepare procedure room and manage inventory
  • Participate in professional development and mentor staff
  • Take active roles in leadership or quality committees
  • Serve as an expert resource in advanced cardiovascular procedures

Benefits

  • Eligible for comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Emphasis on quality patient care
  • Engagement in performance improvement activities
Full Job Description

Department:

36903 Navicent Health Medical Center - Cardiac Services: Interventional

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

7a-7p, day shift, varies. Weekends and holidays covered with on call coverage.

Pay Range:

$35.50 - $53.25

Job Summary
Under general supervision, serves as expert resource for performing and teaching in CV/Cath/EP labs. Utilizes professional cardiovascular theory, technology and processes to implement direct patient care on adult patients that require diagnostic or therapeutic procedures within the cardiovascular service. Demonstrates competence in administering these procedures including, but not limited to PTCA, stent placement, IABP placement and EP procedures.
Essential Functions

  • Plans, provides, and documents care of cardiovascular invasive labs patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures; uses professional clinical judgment in assisting the physician to plan the care for the patient based on the assessment of the patient's diagnosis, needs and response to care.
  • Operate, monitors, records, evaluates, and maintains patient information.
  • Meets challenges of case volumes and patient care issues to ensure optimal care and outcomes; works in an organized and timely fashion by prioritizing tasks to ensure efficient and efficacious patient care.
  • Ensures quality and accuracy of reported laboratory data; reports variances to physician and ensures that variances have been addressed; ensures all recorded data is accurate and makes corrections as needed.
  • Operates, inspects, troubleshoots and performs routine maintenance for variety of invasive lab equipment; effectively operates all devices utilized in procedures; initiates maintenance or service request for equipment that is damaged or malfunctioning.
  • Performs daily room QCs and notifies appropriate people of variances; prepares procedure room and equipment for daily use and each procedure; ensures that stock on hand is sufficient to accommodate routine daily case volumes; conducts in-room inventory and supply management; is aware of and stores all patient care products according to established regulations and standards.
  • Documents, retrieves and verify data necessary for patient records.
  • Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings; support the development of other staff and formal learners.
  • Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performance improvement opportunities activities.
  • Adhere to standards including but not limited to unit and Navicent Health policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and patient safety goals.
  • Serves as resource for others in use of advanced skills and collaborates with team to individualize the plan of care.
  • Actively participates in at least one Leadership or Quality Committee within the invasive areas
  • Serves as expert resource for performing and teaching others in any of the following innovative modalities: EP mapping systems, Percutaneous Valves, Ventricular Assist Devices (future technology considerations can be added that require significant training and proficiency to master and represent programs unique to DUHS)
  • Demonstrates mastery of complex and varied procedures within the invasive Procedural Categories A, B, and C. (NOTE: The contents of these Procedural Categories should be referenced as an appendix for each lab area).
  • Mentors’ others in complex and varied procedures within the invasive procedural areas.
  • Other related duties as required.

Education, Training, and Experience

  • Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in a health science program (including, but not limited to, cardiovascular technology, ultrasound, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, or nursing). Must have documented competency in interpretation of EKG and hemodynamics. Cardiac Catheterization or Electrophysiology Lab experience preferred. Allied health professional experience in cardiology preferred
  • RCIS, RCES, or IBHRE certification within 24 months of hire and remains in active status Basic Life Support Certification required. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification required within 6 months of employment

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
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Founded
1976

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