What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist 2 position at Inova Health System?
Inova Loudoun Hospital - Cath Lab is looking for a dedicated Cardiac Sonographer to join the outpatient Cardiology teams located in Alexandria, VA in our brand new Oakville location. This roll will be a Full Time Day Shift, Monday – Friday. Sign-on Bonus & Relocation assistance eligible.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience.We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health : offering medical, dental and vision coverage, a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year at no cost.
- State of the Art Medical Facilities
Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist 2 Job Responsibilities:
- Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrate changing data as documented in procedure notes.
- Tailors and prioritizes caring practices to individual needs, including cultural/ethical/spiritual needs. Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs (e.g. treatment options).
- Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care while determining immediate priorities and offering solutions for problems.
- Assists the physician with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the cath lab with the preparation of the sterile field, selection and preparation of instruments and supplies, manipulation of cardiac catheters, guidewires etc. and injection of contrast media. Administers medications, including moderate sedation, as directed by the physician.
- Calibrates, operates and troubleshoots a wide variety of equipment and instruments on a daily basis. Maintains quality assurance records as required.
Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist 2 Additional Requirements:
- Work Schedule: Monday-Friday Days; no holidays or weekends
- Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and /or Graduate of an accredited, school of Cardiovascular Technology or Radiology Technology or equivalent education and experience.
- License: Registered in one of the following: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS), Radiologic Technologist Vascular Interventional Radiology (RTR VI), Radiologic Technologist Cardiovascular (RTR CV) or Radiologic Technologist Cardiovascular Interventional (RTR CI) required. Unless a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Certification: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support from the American Heart Association.
- Experience: One year of experience in interventional Cardiac Cath Lab or Electrophysiology Lab performing Cardio Invasive Specialist duties or equivalent years of experience as a nurse working in a critical care hospital unit. Prior experience with administering medications strongly preferred.
Salary : $5,250
