Cardiovascular Technologist RCIS

Job overview

Methodist Health System is hiring a full-time Cardiovascular Technologist RCIS in Irving, TX. This onsite role focuses on assisting with technical aspects of invasive cardiovascular procedures. Compensation is not specified. The primary purpose of this role is to assist the physician with technical aspects of invasive cardiovascular procedures, including monitoring, scrubbing, and circulating, while ensuring patient safety and maintaining sterile techniques.

What you'll do

• Assists in teaching and orientation of students and new staff.
• Assists physician as a monitor tech during any procedure performed in the cath lab by interpreting basic and advanced dysrhythmia and EKG’s and operating physiologic recorder, and interpreting normal and abnormal pressures and wave forms.
• Assists physician with most procedures as a scrub tech and operates imaging equipment under direction of physician.
• Assists physician with some diagnostic procedures as a circulator by monitoring patient status during a procedure, handing supplies to the scrub tech, and operating imaging equipment under the direction of the physician.
• Assists with transport of patient to and from department.
• Cleans and stocks cath lab.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medications and dosages used.
• Demonstrates theoretical knowledge of procedures.
• Orders supplies for cath lab and demonstrates effective inventory control.
• Post procedure safety removes arterial and/or venous sheath, maintains hemostasis, and monitors patient status.
• Prepares lab for procedure by setting up for procedure and maintaining sterile technique.
• Prepares patient for procedure by shaving and prepping patient and marking arterial pulses.
• Troubleshoots equipment problems.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

onsite

cardiovascular technologist

rcis

methodist health system

irving tx

day shift

weekend required

patient care direct (allied health)

arrt certified

aha acls

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

About the employer

Methodist Health System is hiring for this role. Industry: Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Sector: 81.