What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vascular Technologist - Vascular Lab - Contingent position at Fairfield Medical Center?
Job Details
Description
For more than a century, Fairfield Medical Center has been a regional healthcare provider who delivers exceptional care to our patients by creating exceptional experiences for our employees.
Pay Rate: $30.29-$49.88 hourly
The driver behind our culture is that we all believe in the value of it, and we hire people into the organization who are also committed to making a difference. Our employees truly go the extra mile to serve our patients and each other.
When you join us, you become part of our team; it is our goal to not only be the best place you will ever work, but the only place you will want to work. Join our team. Make a difference.
Job Description:
The Vascular Technologist is a diagnostic ultrasound professional that is qualified by professional credentialing and academic and clinical experience to provide diagnostic vascular ultrasound and related diagnostic procedures.
- Performs diagnostic vascular examinations upon the order of a physician.
- Operates laboratory equipment in a safe and appropriate fashion.
- Operates medical record and imaging systems appropriately.
- Transports, moves and positions patients in a safe and appropriate fashion.
- Assists physicians with special procedures involving the vascular lab.
- Practices and promotes positive interpersonal and intradepartmental relations.
- Establishes and maintains ethical relationships within the hospital and with patients.
- Maintains educational requirements/competencies for vascular certification.
- Ensures compliance to the standards as outlined in the IAC standards.
- Assists in the precepting of students and new employees.
- Assumes responsibility for the safety and mental and physical comfort of patients while they are in the vascular lab.
- Maintains a safe working environment.
- Assists in maintenance of departmental supplies.
- Enhanced practice of family centered care and provides individual customer focus and provides service recovery when necessary.
- Performs cleaning and disinfection in compliance with hospital policies.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Job Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited institution and should be registered (or registered within 90 days of hire date) through ARDMS required.
- Certification of RVT (preferred), or through the CCI with a certification of RVS required.
- A minimum of 15 hours of CME is required every three years in compliance with IAC standards.
- Minimum of two years experience under the supervision of a qualified vascular physician or vascular laboratory is preferred.
Exerting up to 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible up to 10 pounds amount of force often.
Salary : $30 - $50
