Invasive Spec (Tech) III

Position Summary At Orlando Health, we are ordinary people with extraordinary individuality, working together to bring help, healing and hope to those we serve. By daily embodying our over 100-year legacy, we reinforce our reputation as a trusted and respected healthcare organization that delivers professional and compassionate care to our patients, families and communities. Through our award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities, our 27,000+ team members serve communities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. ORLANDO HEALTH - BENEFITS & PERKS: All Inclusive Benefits (start day one) Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, FREE college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, PTO/Holidays, and more for full time and part time employees. Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State Employer Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2024. Orlando Health is the top healthcare organization in the Metro Orlando area to make the prestigious list. "We are proud to be named once again as a best place to work," said Karen Frenier, VP (HR). "This achievement reflects our positive culture and efforts to ensure that all team members feel respected, supported and valued. Employee-centric Orlando Health has been selected as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare Position Summary Performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention for cardiovascular procedures. Responsibilities Essential Functions Serves as a role model for the department of Cardiology and supports its strategies. Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the department. Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures and protocols. Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs. Ensures that patient's education of procedure performed, needs, safety, and comfort are met while in their care. Acquires patient’s clinical history and assures that the information is accurately documented. Verifies files and records for completeness and accuracy of the patient involved in studies. Archives and amends demographic information to appropriate storage media. Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation. Assesses processed image media for technical quality, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated. When applicable, applies principals of radiation protection to minimize exposure to patient, self and others. Provides physiological and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional procedures. Supports the Physician as a scrub assistant for cardiovascular procedures. Demonstrates the knowledge of aseptic technique. Appraises and evaluates actual and potential hemostasis of a vessel post procedure. Locates, uses and troubleshoots complex technical equipment/instruments. Acts as a resource for its operation and training Maintains use of customer service skills in communication with all staff, visitors and co-workers. Maintains adequate inventory levels of supplies, equipment, resources tools and forms. Maintains high standards of patient care, documentation, and professionalism. Understands application and technical aspects of all equipment and supplies used in all procedures. Ensures case turnover time to be within established department standards by maintaining proper workflow and prioritizing optimize patient care Must perform at least two of the following: Department preceptor (attend basic preceptor course), charge, actively participates in quality initiative and performance improvement initiative, measures by outcomes and shared governance Must be able to demonstrate competencies in all the department’s current technologies in at least 2 modalities (IR, Cath, Vascular Procedures, EP, or Structural Heart. Must be a superuser on at least two of the department’s clinical systems. Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards. Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures. Other Related Functions Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patients’ rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies. Accountable for maintaining down time productivity. Notifies BioMed and/or equipment company as appropriate to resolve the problem and report the incident to the supervisor. Demonstrates good judgment and decision-making skills as required or will solicit supervisory input. Utilizes all department computer systems effectively and accurately. Assists in developing and implementing essential policy and procedures. Maintains a working knowledge of all-procedural changes and equipment updates. Maintains cleanliness of work area and equipment. Maintains well stocked and organized work areas. Works evenings, weekends, holidays and call as scheduled. May be required to work at any Orlando Health facility. Demonstrates efficient use of supplies. Assists with collection of QA data. Manages reportable occurrences and files appropriate forms with Risk Management. Implement established procedures for BSI. Serves on hospital or department committees. Collaborates with the education department and leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and/or students. Participates in the process to ensure that all OSHA, JCAHO, FDA regulations are adhered to within the department. Assumes responsibility for professional development and continuing education to maintain licensure. Qualifications Education/Training One of the following criteria must be met: CVT - RCIS or RCES: High school diploma or GED RRT or CRT: Associate degree from an accredited respiratory therapy education program. R.T.(R): Completion of an accredited radiography program. Paramedic - NREMT-P: Completion of an accredited paramedic education program. Licensure/Certification Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification. PALS may be required depending on unit specific needs. Must have one of the following: * Valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS); or * Cardiovascular Intervention (CI) certification In addition to the requirements above, must possess and maintain one of the following: Cardiovascular Technologist (CVT) - Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification OR Registered Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) certification. Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed for the state where they are employed. Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) - Certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed for the state where they are employed. Registered Radiologic Technologist (R.T.(R)) - Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Licensed for the state where they are employed. Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic (NREMT-P) certification. Must also have a valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification. Essential Functions Serves as a role model for the department of Cardiology and supports its strategies. Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the department. Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures and protocols. Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs. Ensures that patient's education of procedure performed, needs, safety, and comfort are met while in their care. Acquires patient’s clinical history and assures that the information is accurately documented. Verifies files and records for completeness and accuracy of the patient involved in studies. Archives and amends demographic information to appropriate storage media. Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation. Assesses processed image media for technical quality, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated. When applicable, applies principals of radiation protection to minimize exposure to patient, self and others. Provides physiological and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional procedures. Supports the Physician as a scrub assistant for cardiovascular procedures. Demonstrates the knowledge of aseptic technique. Appraises and evaluates actual and potential hemostasis of a vessel post procedure. Locates, uses and troubleshoots complex technical equipment/instruments. Acts as a resource for its operation and training Maintains use of customer service skills in communication with all staff, visitors and co-workers. Maintains adequate inventory levels of supplies, equipment, resources tools and forms. Maintains high standards of patient care, documentation, and professionalism. Understands application and technical aspects of all equipment and supplies used in all procedures. Ensures case turnover time to be within established department standards by maintaining proper workflow and prioritizing optimize patient care Must perform at least two of the following: Department preceptor (attend basic preceptor course), charge, actively participates in quality initiative and performance improvement initiative, measures by outcomes and shared governance Must be able to demonstrate competencies in all the department’s current technologies in at least 2 modalities (IR, Cath, Vascular Procedures, EP, or Structural Heart. Must be a superuser on at least two of the department’s clinical systems. Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards. Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures. Other Related Functions Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patients’ rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies. Accountable for maintaining down time productivity. Notifies BioMed and/or equipment company as appropriate to resolve the problem and report the incident to the supervisor. Demonstrates good judgment and decision-making skills as required or will solicit supervisory input. Utilizes all department computer systems effectively and accurately. Assists in developing and implementing essential policy and procedures. Maintains a working knowledge of all-procedural changes and equipment updates. Maintains cleanliness of work area and equipment. Maintains well stocked and organized work areas. Works evenings, weekends, holidays and call as scheduled. May be required to work at any Orlando Health facility. Demonstrates efficient use of supplies. Assists with collection of QA data. Manages reportable occurrences and files appropriate forms with Risk Management. Implement established procedures for BSI. Serves on hospital or department committees. Collaborates with the education department and leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and/or students. Participates in the process to ensure that all OSHA, JCAHO, FDA regulations are adhered to within the department. Assumes responsibility for professional development and continuing education to maintain licensure. Education/Training One of the following criteria must be met: CVT - RCIS or RCES: High school diploma or GED RRT or CRT: Associate degree from an accredited respiratory therapy education program. R.T.(R): Completion of an accredited radiography program. Paramedic - NREMT-P: Completion of an accredited paramedic education program. Licensure/Certification Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification. PALS may be required depending on unit specific needs. Must have one of the following: * Valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS); or * Cardiovascular Intervention (CI) certification In addition to the requirements above, must possess and maintain one of the following: Cardiovascular Technologist (CVT) - Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification OR Registered Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) certification. Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed for the state where they are employed. Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) - Certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed for the state where they are employed. Registered Radiologic Technologist (R.T.(R)) - Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Licensed for the state where they are employed. Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic (NREMT-P) certification. Must also have a valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification.