Invasive Specialist

Position Summary

ORLANDO HEALTH ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years.  With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned a “Best Children’s Hospitals” recognition by U.S. News & World Report for 14 consecutive years and has been named a Top Children’s Hospital by the patient-advocacy Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013 and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence for employing evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and patient and staff satisfaction. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Interventional Radiology is seeking an Invasive Specialist (Technologist) II.  The Invasive Specialist performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention for cardiovascular procedures. 

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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 of Pediatric Interventional Radiology experience preferred or One (1) year experience in Cardiac Catheterization lab . Able to meet all job duties of Invasive Specialist II. Must meet unit specific performance competencies.