Assists physicians with diagnosing and treating cardiac and peripheral vascular disease and cardiac arrhythmias in the Cath/EP Lab. Specializes in the care of patients undergoing PTCA, stent placement, IABP placement, EP devices and ablations. The Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist functions as a technical resource and provides scrub assistance to cardiologists in the performance of diagnostic and therapeutic interventional cardiac and peripheral vascular procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Assists physicians in diagnosing and treating cardiac and peripheral vascular disease and cardiac arrhythmias in an invasive procedure arena, specializing in the care of patients undergoing cardiac and vascular procedures

Performs basic diagnostic catheterization procedures on adult patients with known and suspected congenital and acquired cardiac and peripheral vascular disease

Performs basic interventional procedures which may include any of the following: PTCA, stent prep and placement, IABP placement and operation

Performs basic EP procedure which may include any of the following: EP studies, implantation of pacemaker, ICD, BIV ICD and ablations

Operates physiologic and radiographic equipment in a safe and efficient manner

Maintains established professional standards and observes all safety requirements to achieve a high Level of quality patient care

Continually attends in-service training classes to keep critical patient care and equipment skills current

Responsible for patient transport

Maintains good communication with the patient and continually evaluates the patient's status during the procedure, provides age and gender-specific care, preps access site according to lab standard practice

Performs EKG lead placement, blood pressure and pulse oximetry setup for hemodynamic monitoring

Responsible for procedure room preparation and breakdown duties including fluid preparation with accurate drug concentrations, stocking rooms, narcotic counts, daily QC checks, radiographic, hemodynamic and computer setup, and room cleanup

Prepares sterile procedure tray and patient sterile field appropriately for specified procedure type

Observes all occupational and radiation safety regulations; wears all required personal protective equipment (wearing badges, lead aprons, goggles, gloves) when required

Acquires and accurately documents pertinent patient data on encounter form and enters into hemodynamic and X-ray systems

Assists physician with EP Diagnostic and Mapping systems which includes Carto, EPMed and ESI

Maintains sterile procedures, and infectious controls, observes all fluid patency of catheters, balloons and manifolds, and assists according to physician direction

Adheres to all Amergis and work site rules, policies and procedure

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

Graduate of CCAHEP or ASCP/SCP accredited program preferred.

Bachelor's degree preferred in biology, anatomy, physiology, or a related field • At least 1 year of experience in Cardiac Cath Lab preferred.

ACLS/PALS per contract requirements.

Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice

Participation and completion of Amergis' Competency program when applicable

Current CPR if applicable

TB Questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable

Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation)

Must meet all federal, state and local requirements

Successful completion of new hire training as applicable to job site

Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAA requirements

Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language is required

Computer proficiency required

Must be at least 18 years of age

Benefits

At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:

Competitive pay weekly paychecks

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

401(k) savings plan

Awards and recognition programs

*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.

About Amergis

Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.

Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.