Cath Lab Tech III

CHI St. Luke's; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Patients Medical Center in Pasadena, TX seeks a Cath Lab Supervisor to lead room staff, coordinate schedules, and manage invasive cardiology procedures with emphasis on patient safety and efficient resource use.

The role requires advanced credentials in radiography and a strong background in catheterization lab operations, plus several years of hospital experience. It also involves training staff and collaborating with clinical teams to maintain excellence.

Qualifications

• Education and licensure as stated.
• Minimum five years clinical hospital experience.
• Two specialty training areas: EP, interventional, scrub for AAA, or radiographic/digital imaging.

Responsibilities

• Exhibits strong organization skills and manages staff to maximize productivity.
• Coordinates staffing within the room to meet patient needs and staff abilities.
• Ensures efficient schedule, minimizes delays, and communicates with schedulers.
• Operates radiographic equipment following safety procedures.
• Supports training and education of new staff in the cath lab.

Skills

Organization skills

Staff management

Scheduling coordination

Problem solving

Communication

Financial management

Radiography safety

Education

Associate's Degree

RTR/RCIS/CVT licensure

CPR certification

Tools

Radiographic equipment

Job description

Patients Medical Center (PMC)
providesinpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services to
residents of Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Baytown, andClear Lake. The
facility includes 53 medical/surgical beds, eight ICU beds and three endoscopy
rooms, and offers a range ofprimary and specialized services—wound care,
general surgery, gastroenterology, occupational health, heart and
vascular,women’s services, diagnostic imaging, outpatient rehab services,
and sleep disorders.

Job Description

POSITION
SUMMARYAccountable for supervision of the room staff's performance, coordination
of the room's schedule, and communicating with the Cath Lab management team to
ensure efficient utilization of resources. also Performs duties of circulating,
scrub, and monitoring of invasive cardiology procedures. Demonstrates an
understanding of all invasive procedures, the equipment and supplies for each
procedure, and indications for performing each procedure. The focus of the
responsibilities below is to assure optimal quality examination and intervention
while maintaining the highest level of patient care and safety.

Qualifications

MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS

Education and
Licensure
Required:
Associate's Degree -OR-
Registered as a Radiologic Technologist
Radiography (RTR) , Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS), or
Cardiovascular Technologist (CVT)
CPR
certified

Minimum
Experience

Minimum five (5) year clinical experience in a
hospital setting

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities

Documented expertise & successful completion
of specialty training areas & skills checklist for at least two of the
following: EP, interventional, scrub assist for AAA procedures or
radiographic/digital imaging technique

POSITION
RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Exhibits strong organization skills such as:
   strong interaction and time management skills, independent problem solving and
   conflict resolution skills, and fiscal management skills. Ensures departmental
   atmosphere is professional and patient oriented to enhance patient care
2. Responsible for managing staff and room
   activities to maximize productivity. Coordinates staffing assignments within
   room to ensure technical role assignments are responsive to patients’ needs and
   reflective of staff member abilities. Makes suggestions for staffing and
   procedural changes and collaborates with other departments in the hospital as
   needed
3. Works in conjunction with schedule
   coordinator, managers, supervisors, and other room leaders to facilitate
   departmental productivity. Initiates actions to minimize case delays, reports
   schedule information promptly to schedule coordinator and other appropriate
   personnel.
4. Operates the radiographic equipment utilizing
   radiation safety procedures
5. Operates physiologic recorder/database system
   with expertise recognizing arrhythmias and normal/abnormal
   waveforms
6. Operates manifold, power injector, and other
   support equipment (VCR, ACT machines, oximeters, and transport
   monitors)
7. Develops cines when necessary according to
   policy
8. Able to recognize basic equipment malfunctions
   and troubleshoot equipment in room. Report malfunctions to Biomed promptly if
   unable to resolve
9. Exhibits a strong knowledge base of
   cardiovascular diseases and is able to interpret date gathered during procedures
   and recognize potential implications in patient care or
   complications
10. Helps to efficiently run schedule by
    maintaining a smooth and steady rate of work by working independently.
    Communicate with other room staff and schedule coordinator to maximize the
    productivity of the entire department. Perform other duties as assigned to
    enhance patient care and efficiency
11. Anticipates physician needs by being
    knowledgeable of: 1. procedures performed in the department and 2. equipment
    (catheters, guide wires, etc.) necessary for procedures. Sets up sterile trays
    and is able to assist physicians during procedures, utilizing septic technique.
    Assists in maintaining the appropriate level of medications and supplies stocked
    in the room
12. Provide support for EP, interventional and
    scrub assist for AAA procedures or radiographic/digital imaging technique as
    needed
13. Responsible for training and education of
    new employees in the cardiac catheterization lab. Participates in departmental
    educational programs by collaborating with staff educators to facilitate
    orientation and acclimation of new staff members. Provides educational
    opportunities and lectures for all staff
    members.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and
  professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times.
  
• Adheres to and exhibits our core values:
• Reverence: Having a profound spirit of awe and
  respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to
  God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us.
  
• Integrity: Moral wholeness, soundness,
  uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness.
• Compassion: Feeling with others, being one with
  others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members
  of the human community.
• Excellence: Outstanding achievement, merit,
  virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
  
• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all
  times.
• Adheres to organizational and department specific safety
  standards and guidelines.
• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members.
  
• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts
  effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the
  broader health care community.

Additional Information

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