What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Instrument Technician (Cardiovascular Technician) position at Ansible Government Solutions?
Overview
Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting for Cardiovascular Technician to work with us in support of the Miami VA Healthcare System, located at 1201 NW 16 Street, Miami, FL 33125. The shift schedule is typically Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4pm with call and possible weekends. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers.
Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers’ success as if it is their own.
Responsibilities
- Assists physician throughout procedures such as contrast angiography; vessel/heart chamber pressure recordings; angioplasty/stent implantation; pacemaker implantation/wire insertion; intra-aortic balloon catheter insertion/electrophysiology studies.
- Sets up sterile fields/maintains aseptic technique, manipulates wires/catheters, operates fluoroscopic single-plane, bi-plane x-ray equipment, and selects appropriate angulations and positions x-ray table and image intensifier.
- Performs post-processing of images including assessment of quantitative/qualitative coronary artery stenosis, left-ventricular volumes/wall motion, presence or absence of abnormal communication between chambers and other available programs.
- Monitors hemodynamic values, waveforms, pressure gradients and electrocardiogram tracings; differentiates normal from abnormal and informs team of changes in patient status.
- Operates defibrillator/pacemaker and radiographic contrast injector, cardiac output, intravascular ultrasound, angiojet, atherectomy, rotablator, and intra-aortic balloon pump consoles; assists with synchronized cardioversion/transcutaneous pacing.
- Connects monitoring equipment and ensures proper function and data collection during procedure.
- Trains cardiovascular technicians, nurses, students and physicians in all phases of radiographic operations related to the performance of cardiac catheterizations.
Qualifications
- Shall have Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) certification or Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification
- Minimum Experience – 2 years' experience within the last 6 months (excluding training)
- Maintain an active American Heart Association (AHA) BLS and ACLS
- No sponsorship available
All candidates must be able to:
- Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
- Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
- Lift up to 20 lbs
- Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
- Push/pull with 30 lbs of force
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
