Cardiovascular Technician

Cardiovascular Technicians - Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC

Minimum Qualifications:

· Degree: Certificate.

· Education: Associate’s degree (or higher) from an accredited institution recognized by ARRT.

· Registration: Registered Cardiac Invasive Specialist (RCIS) as determined by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) is strongly encouraged.

· Experience: One year of experience in cath lab after graduation.

Core Duties:

• Serves in a multi-role (scrub; monitor; circulator; instructor; equipment, supply and budget) capacity as a Cardiovascular Medical Instrument Technician and functions cooperatively as a member of the cardiovascular laboratory team which performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as a service to physicians who directly supervise the procedures. The technician assists physician(s) and team members during a variety of highly complex, potentially life-threatening invasive cardiovascular procedures on stable and unstable patients throughout the lifespan continuum.

• Initiate, perform and complete assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.

• Complete assigned patient care based on the patients’ conditions, use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments, and accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.

• Observe, identify and respond to the patient’s needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care and patient/family education.

• Prepare and administer prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and/or intravenous) and perform treatments according to established policies/procedures.

• Recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.

• Perform support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures, which include preparing the patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment, and monitoring the patient’s condition before, during, and following the procedure.

• Orient peers and ancillary personnel to unit policies and procedures, skills, and standards of practice.

• Integrate healthy work environment principles that result in improved patient healthcare delivery, education of patients and their families and employee satisfaction.

Place of Performance: Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Liberty, NC for inpatient and outpatient services. HCWs shall receive notification 30 calendar days prior to the reassignment to another location.

Staffing and Scheduling: Womack Army Medical Center is operational 365 days per year, 24 hours a day and every day. Womack Army Medical Center is an inpatient facility with an Emergency Department open daily.

The performance hours of the MTF are as follows:

Outpatient Clinic hours are 0730 – 1630 including a one-hour unpaid lunch break.

Cardiovascular Technicians will be scheduled for (10) eight hour shifts from either 0730-1630 or 0730-1600 for a total of 80 hours in a two week period.