Invasive Specialist 2

Position Summary

Department: LMH

Status:  Full Time

Schedule: 4 x 10's (On Call Required)

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital represents Orlando Health’s continued commitment to the Seminole County community, which we have proudly served for 40 years. As a comprehensive acute care facility, the hospital offers a full scope of medical and surgical services, including cardiovascular, general surgery, orthopedics, and women’s services with labor and delivery, alongside a future NICU. Opening with 124 beds, the 455,000 square foot hospital will be able to expand to up to 240 beds. State-of-the-art facilities include operating rooms, catheterization labs, interventional radiology, a vascular lab, an ICU and a full-service emergency department.

For labor and delivery, the hospital features six private suites thoughtfully designed to make you feel at home while providing exceptional medical care. Each suite includes a hydrotherapy tub for laboring, shower, recliner, adjustable bed with a squat bar, wireless and waterproof heart rate monitors for mom and baby, a smart board that integrates patient and nurse information from Epic, WiFi, and televisions. These modern amenities ensure a comfortable and supportive environment for every patient.

Features include:

• Center for Women and Babies
• Six state-of-the-art operating rooms
• Three catheterization labs with a dedicated interventional radiology and vascular lab
• Comprehensive cardiovascular care
• 16 ICU beds
• Observation unit
• Imaging
• Lab
• Orlando Health Scripts pharmacy
• Dining and café
• Chapel

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health – Lake Mary Hospital:

• BEST Place to Work for 6 years!
• As a new hospital, Orlando Health Lake Mary offers unique opportunities for career advancement, leadership roles, and professional development.
• Benefits Package that begins on day one (Full-Time & Part-Time only).
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement of up to $5,000 a year.

Position Summary: Invasive Spec (Tech) II:Performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention for cardiovascular procedures.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:• Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures and protocols. • Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs. • Ensures that patient's education of procedure performed, needs, safety, and comfort are met while in their care. • Acquires patient’s clinical history and assures that the information is accurately documented. Verifies files and records for completeness and accuracy of the patient involved in studies. Archives and amends demographic information to appropriate storage media • Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation. • Assesses processed image media for technical quality, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated. • When applicable, applies principals of radiation protection to minimize exposure to patient, self and others. • Provides physiological and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional procedures. • Supports the Physician as a scrub assistant for cardiovascular procedures. • Demonstrates the knowledge of aseptic technique. • Appraises and evaluates actual and potential hemostasis of a vessel post procedure. • Locates, uses and troubleshoots complex technical equipment/instruments. Acts as a resource for its operation and training • Maintains use of customer service skills in communication with all staff, visitors and co-workers. • Maintains adequate inventory levels of supplies, equipment, resources tools and forms. • Understands application and technical aspects of all equipment and supplies used in all procedures. • Ensures case turnover time to be within established department standards by maintaining proper workflow and prioritizing optimize patient care. • Must perform at least one of the following: Department preceptor (attend basic preceptor course), charge, actively participates in quality initiative and performance improvement initiative, measures by outcomes and shared governance. • Must be a superuser on at least two of the department’s clinical systems or unit specific technologies. • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards. • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions:• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patients’ rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies. • Accountable for maintaining down time productivity. • Notifies BioMed and/or equipment company as appropriate to resolve the problem and report the incident to the supervisor. • Demonstrates good judgment and decision-making skills as required or will solicit supervisory input. • Utilizes all department computer systems effectively and accurately. • Assists in developing and implementing essential policy and procedures. • Maintains a working knowledge of all-procedural changes and equipment updates. • Maintains cleanliness of work area and equipment. Maintains well stocked and organized work areas. • Works evenings, weekends, holidays and call as scheduled. • May be required to work at any Orlando Health facility. • Performs all other duties as necessary to assure customer satisfaction. • Demonstrates efficient use of supplies. • Assists with collection of QA data.• Manages reportable occurrences and files appropriate forms with Risk Management. • Implement established procedures for BSI. • Participates in the process to ensure that all OSHA, JCAHO, FDA regulations are adhered to within the department. • Assumes responsibility for professional development and continuing education to maintain licensure

Qualifications

Education/Training:

• One of the following criteria must be met:

• CVT—RCIS or RCES: High school diploma or GED • RRT or CRT: Associate degree from an accredited respiratory therapy education program. • R.T.(R): Completion of an accredited radiography program. • Paramedic—NREMT-P: Completion of an accredited paramedic education program.

Licensure/Certification:• Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification. PALS may be required depending on unit specific needs. • Must possess and maintain one of the following:

• Cardiovascular Technologist (CVT)—Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification OR Registered Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) certification. • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)—Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed for the state where they are employed. • Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)—Certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed for the state where they are employed. • Registered Radiologic Technologist (R.T.(R))—Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Licensed for the state where they are employed. • Paramedic—National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic (NREMT-P) certification. Must also have a valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification.

Experience:• One (1) year experience in Cardiac Catheterization lab is required. Able to meet all job duties of Invasive Specialist I. Must meet unit specific performance competencies.