Lead Cath Lab Tech Full Time Days

St. Francis Hospital Memphis

Saint Francis Hospital Memphis is a 510-bed acute care hospital dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate care to the Mid-South community.

As a comprehensive medical center, Saint Francis Hospital Memphis features a broad spectrum of tertiary and acute care, outpatient services and specialty areas including Women’s Services, Surgical Services, Bariatric Center of Excellence and Behavioral Health.

Other acute care areas include Emergency Room, Critical Care, Med / Surge and Telemetry.

Lead Cath Lab Tech Full Time Days Position Summary

• Performs direct and indirect functions in the Cardiac Cath Lab.
• Assists all Physicians / staff with clinical and technical aspects of cardiovascular care performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.
• Scrubs monitors and circulates in all invasive procedures in the Cath lab and IVR.

Invasive / surgical and interventional procedures) inventory control.

Able to function on all cardiac alerts and STEMI cases.

Responsibilities

• Assesses physical, psychosocial, and growth and development needs of the patient, completes pre, intra and post procedure assessment, informs nurse / MD of any changes in patient’s condition.
• Develops a plan of care for procedure being performed, plan of care is individualized to include specific patient problems, needs and scheduled procedure.
• Provides teaching and guidance to patient and / or family as well as staff members.
• Able to execute x-ray for desired views- abdominal aorta gram, runoff, division, storing and printing images, sets priorities for care of patients based on patient’s needs and resources available, identifies and performs appropriately in emergency patient care solutions.
• Knowledge of set up and monitoring of IABP, assists with set-up, insertion and care of temporary and permanent pacemakers.

Education

Required : Associate Degree in Radiology or equivalent. Basic EKG course

Preferred : Bachelor in Radiology or equivalent.

Experience

Required : 6 months in Cath Lab / Cardiac Intervention Lab.

Preferred : 1 year experience providing cardiac cath, radiology care

Certifications

Required : BLS. ACLS within 6 months of hire.

Preferred : RCIS certification

Assesses physical, psychosocial, and growth and development needs of the patient. Completes pre, intra and post procedure assessment.

Informs nurse / MD of any changes in patient’s condition. Develops a plan of care for procedure being performed, plan of care is individualized to include specific patient problems, needs and scheduled procedure.

Provides teaching and guidance to patient and / or family as well as staff members. Able to execute x-ray for desired views - abdominal aorta gram, runoff, division.

Stores and print images. Sets priorities for care of patients based on patient's needs and resources available. Identifies and performs appropriately in emergency patient care solutions.

Has knowledge of set up and monitoring of IABP. Assists with set-up, insertion, and care of temporary and permanent pacemakers.

Education :

Required : Associate degree in Radiology or equivalent, basic EKG course.

Preferred : Bachelor’s degree in Radiology or equivalent.

Experience :

Required : 6 months in cath lab / cardiac intervention lab.

Preferred : 1 year experience providing cardiac cath, radiology care.

Certifications :

Required : BLS, ACLS within 6 months of hire.

Preferred : RCIS certification.

Physical Demands :