Vascular Interventional Center Cardiac Tech

Sentara Health; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401k/403b

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA is seeking a Cardiac Technician for the full-time day shift. The role involves assisting RNs in prep and recovery for cardiac procedures and providing patient care across catheterization, interventional radiology, and cardiac OR services.

The position requires lifting and standing for long periods, with duties including monitoring, taking EKGs, specimen handling, and aiding in patient transport and discharge.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience as patient care technician, cardiac tech, or healthcare tech in a similar setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist RNs in prep and recovery for Cardiac Catheterization, Interventional Radiology, and Cardiac OR patients.
• Help with monitoring, EKGs, and specimens as ordered.
• Assist in post-procedure recovery, patient transfers, and discharge processes.
• Support patient mobility and daily needs for those on bedrest; handle lifting, pushing, and long periods of standing.

Skills

Cardiac care

Patient care

Healthcare tech

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara Norfolk Genera l is looking for a Cardiac Technician to join the team. Full time Day shift

(3) 12 shifts 7am-7pm

Cardiac Techs help aid the RNs throughout the prep and recovery of our Cardiac Catheterization, Interventional Radiology, and Cardiac OR patients. In our department we prep and recover 20 - 30 patients a day. In the recovery area, the cardiac techs are trained to settle patients in the room postoperatively (hooking to the monitor, cleaning, repositioning); obtain EKGs or any specimens ordered; remove arterial and venous sheaths from the femoral, radial and brachial sites; help patients that are on bedrest with eating, toileting, or any other request per the patient; and transporting patients to their inpatient room or assisting in the discharge process. This job does require the capabilities to lift, push, pull, and standing for long periods of time.

Education:

• High School degree or equivalent

Experience:

• patient care technician, cardiac tech, healthcare tech in similar setting experience preferred

Benefits : Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans

• Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Parental Leave, and Emergency Caregiver Leave

• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Paydown programs

• 401k/403B, 401a plans

• Career Advancement Opportunities

• Work Perks

For more information about our employee benefits,

Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day!

Sentara prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital , located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the‑art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco‑free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.