Cardiovascular Technician

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Key Position Details:

• 1.0 FTE (40-hours per week)
• 10-hour day/evening shifts
• on-call approximately 1 day per week and every 5th weekend
• Benefit eligible

Job Description:

Assists physician during diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular, electrophysiology or peripheral vascular procedures, including circulating, scrubbing, monitoring and hemodynamic monitoring/recording. Follows department policies to maintain a safe, efficient environment while caring for the patient.

Principle Responsibilities

• Effectively operates laboratory equipment
  • Prepares and operates equipment within department, manufacturer and federal guidelines.
  • Performs quality control and basic troubleshooting as needed.
  • Promptly reports all equipment problems to appropriate source.
• Performs scrub role activities
  • Ensures a safe and sterile environment for the patient.
  • Practices aseptic technique, maintains sterile field and reports/corrects any breaks in sterile technique.
  • Prepares the equipment and competently assists the physician during the procedure.
  • Understands the anatomy and physiology of the conduction system, and associated intra cardiac electrocardiographic signals.
• Assists physicians in monitoring/circulator role
  • Detects and responds to changing patient conditions, observing EKG, blood pressure, and other electrograms.
  • Performs complete diagnostic and provocative pacing protocols under the direction of the physician.
  • Differentiates basic and complex arrhythmias and assists in mapping.
  • Records, compiles and enters patient data accurately into electronic medical record and image retrieval system.
• Ensures safe environment for patients and staff
  • Protects self and others from injury by using equipment per manufacturer and department guidelines.
  • Uses transfer lifts, transport equipment and body mechanics to protect from injury.
  • Practices good habits of radiation safety.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's or Vocational degree graduate of accredited Cardiovascular Technology program; or Bachelor's degree in life, physical science, or health care related field; or EMT certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Cardiovascular Lab or Electrophysiology experience

Licenses/Certifications

• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required upon hire
• ACLS-BLS Tier 2 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support - required if working at Abbott Northwestern within 180 days
• Registered Invasive Cardiovascular Technology preferred within 1 year

Physical Demands

• Medium Work*:
• Lifting weightUp to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently