Cardiovascular Technologist

24 hours ago

Bethesda, Maryland, United States Decypher Full time
Job Overview

Decypher is a leading integrator of professional, technology, and management solutions and services. We provide our services globally to Federal, Commercial, Local and State clients. Our employees are our most valuable asset and play an integral role in the success of Decypher and our clients.

We are seeking an experienced Cardiovascular Technologist to support Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for performing a variety of tasks related to cardiovascular procedures, including patient assessment, imaging, and laboratory work.

Responsibilities
  • Perform patient assessment, including chief complaint, history of present illness, and current medication, past medical history.
  • Obtain lab work, EKG, and chest x-ray.
  • Provide patient teaching, initiate intravenous access, and obtain vital signs.
  • Appropriately utilize aseptic/sterile technique and perform site prep with antiseptic solution and access site-draping.
  • Administer procedural sedation, giving the appropriate medication, dose, route, and time. This task includes appropriate documentation, monitoring, and administration/use of reversal agents.
  • Perform Point-of-care testing and preform operator/user quality assurance testing.
  • Provide post-recovery patient monitoring, assessment, and documentation.
  • Provide emergency procedure services, including ACLS/resuscitation medications and maintain Emergency cart equipment.
  • Operate physiological monitoring equipment and be able to recognize normal and abnormal rhythms, cardiac ischemia, injury, infarction patterns, and pressure waveforms.
  • Function and operate radiologic equipment, including image intensifier, x-ray tube, C-arm manipulation, panning table, positioning patient, digital subtraction angiography, and fluoroscopic imaging in various magnification modes.
  • Manage radiographic information, including digital archive stations, image review, data spoilers/laser patterns, and digital image quality control.
  • Set-up for venous and arterial procedures, use balloon tipped/flow directional catheters, including blood sampling, cardiac output, catheter selections for vessels and anatomic variables, indications risks, and precautions for cardiac procedures performed.
  • Identify coronary vessels, identify coronary anatomy defined by various angulated views and landmarks, distinguish between projections, identify lesions and thrombus, and estimate vessel lumen size in relation to catheter.
  • Operate contrast pressure injectors, including selection of the rate of rise/fall, injection rate, total volume, psi, and other parameters.
  • Differentiate between contrast media ionic, non-ionic, and low-osmolar. Recognize and treatment of contrast reactions.
  • Set-up, operate, and interpret results of intravascular/cardiac ultrasound, and fractional flow reserve.
  • Set-up, function, and use of devices related to foreign body retrieval, angiojet, intra-aortic balloon pump, coil embolization, temporary pacemaker.
  • Initiate hemostasis methods and support devices, including manual compression, femstop, radial compression devices, suture devices, and collagen/thrombin devices.
  • Drape for vascular access studies, including venous: femoral, subclavian, internal jugular, others as indicated. Arterial: femoral and others as indicated.
  • Recover procedure rooms at the end of procedures, return unused supply to stock, and clean medical equipment per MTF guidelines. This task also includes the restocking of supplies, return of medical equipment, and turn-in/pick-up from sterile processing.
  • Assist with transportation of patient from hospital, and those in the air evacuation system requiring IABPs.
  • Assist with the orientation of newly assigned staff and medical students.
  • Serve on the 'On-call team' for urgent cardiac catheterization (invasive) procedures 24/7 STEMI team and the Interventional radiology 24/7 team.
  • Complete daily/weekly/monthly checks duty checklists pertaining to mission readiness.
  • Maintain inventory level of disposable supplies; stock accordingly, complete inventory checklist, requisition supplies, and return excess stock.
  • Prepare equipment requisition. Ensure emergency equipment is available and functional.
  • Prepare reusable soiled surgical items for CMS sterilization: Turn instruments in and retrieve after cleaned.
  • Participate in unit training, and competency program.
  • Utilize and complete daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, biannual, and annual checklists to maintain the unit in a state of readiness for procedures and patient care.
  • Additional duties as assigned, such as maintaining cleanliness, serviceability of lead aprons, and tracking dosimeters.
Qualifications

Degree/Education: Cardiovascular technicians shall possess a high school diploma or equivalent. In addition, an associate diploma, baccalaureate, and/or master's degree and must be a graduate from an accredited school of cardiovascular and interventional training from at least one 22 state or territory in the United States. Verification of education shall be supplied by the contractor in the pre-employment packet.

Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support: All Cardiovascular Tech shall possess a current, active, valid, Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification. Proof of RCIS verification shall be provided by the contractor prior to beginning work and at renewal date. Must have advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification.

Experience: Cardiovascular Technicians shall have a minimum of 5 years catheterization laboratory work experience obtained after graduating from an accredited school of cardiovascular and interventional training. The contract cardiovascular technician shall be proficient on the selection, function, and use of diagnostic and interventional sheaths, catheters, guidewires, guide catheters, balloon tipped catheters, stents, inflation devices, hemostasis valves, and access needles. The contract cardiovascular technician shall be proficient and function in but not limited to the following procedures: Left heart catheterization, Right heart catheterizations, Left ventricular gram, Percutaneous angioplasty, Percutaneous cardiac interventions, coronary stent placements, foreign body retrieval, Intravascular/cardiac ultrasound, Fractional flow reserve, coronary valve measurements, percutaneous cardiocentesis, cardioversion. The contract cardiovascular technician must be able to learn and function in procedures such as but not limited to: Drain placements, renal angiograms/renal angioplasty, nephrostomy tube placement, port placement/removal, paracentesis, thoracentesis, venaseal and biopsy procedures.

Board Certification: None

Licensure/Registration: All Cardiovascular Technicians shall possess a current, active, valid, Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification.

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