Invasive Technologist Regional Float

CommonSpirit Health; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus

$10,000 educational assistance

Job summary

A healthcare provider is looking for an Invasive Technologist in Council Bluffs, Iowa. You will assist in invasive cardiac and vascular procedures, ensuring patient care and technical support. Responsibilities include setting up sterile fields, operating monitoring equipment, and documenting clinical information. Required qualifications include a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist certification, BLS CPR, and ACLS within 6 months. The role offers up to $20,000 in sign-on bonuses and educational assistance.

Qualifications

• Requires Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist certification within 6 months.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR required upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients and assist physicians during procedures.
• Set up sterile fields and manage specialized equipment.
• Document clinical information in patient records.
• Document clinical information accurately in patient records.

Education

Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist

Basic Life Support CPR

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Up to 20,000 sign-on bonus and $10,000 educational assistance available to external candidates!

As an Invasive Technologist, you will prepare patients and assist physicians during invasive cardiac and vascular procedures, ensuring patient care and technical support. Every day you will set up sterile fields, manage specialized equipment, monitor patient hemodynamics, operate imaging systems, and maintain detailed documentation. To be successful, you will demonstrate expert technical proficiency, a comprehensive understanding of cardiovascular principles, and meticulous attention to detail in a high-pressure environment for successful outcomes.

• Assists with pre-procedure education and preparing patient for procedure.
• Collaborates with other staff to assure patient has a thorough understanding of procedure and is able to answer questions as needed.
• Assures patient is positioned properly for the procedure.
• Assures EKG electrodes are properly placed and cardiac electrodes correctly applied.
• Assures skin is prepped and sterilized appropriately prior to procedural draping.
• Sets up patient and sterile equipment in accordance to the performing physician’s preferences.
• Scrubs and assists physicians during procedures.
• Assists physician in sterile placement of invasive and hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
• Uses fine motor skills to assist physician with the placement/deployment/use of invasive catheters, wires, balloons, stents, structural heart devices, intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation equipment, percutaneous left ventricular assist devices, implantable cardiac devices, and electrophysiology catheters/3-D intra-cardiac conduction mapping.
• Performs monitoring function throughout procedures. Documents clinical information in patient record.
• Operates hemodynamic monitoring equipment. Recognize and report changes in the cardiac rhythm. Recognize and report changes in hemodynamic waveforms. Accurately documents the flow of events from start thru completion of procedure.
• Performs arterial and/or venous sheath removal utilizing deployment of closure devices, manual pressure, or mechanical compression and transport patients.
• Performs daily maintenance, quality assurance testing, equipment cleaning, and supply re-stocking.
• Effectively communicates and works cooperatively with team members, patients, families, guests, and providers.

Job Requirements

Required

• None
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, within 6 - months and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Where You\'ll Work

At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, patients are at the heart of our care. Our campus is designed to heal the body, mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services include a new pavilion featuring enhancements in heart and vascular care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.