Electrophysiology Tech I Cath Lab FT Days

Position Summary

Brookwood Baptist is part of the largest network of healthcare with specialty and primary care physicians spread across five hospitals throughout Central Alabama. Brookwood Baptist is a 645-bed comprehensive medical center with prominent cardiovascular, emergency, neurosciences, orthopedics, oncology, mental health programs (one of the largest providers in the state) and Alabama's first dedicated women's hospital.

We serve the residents of the Birmingham community with the end goal of providing nationally recognized, high-quality care to every person we have the privilege to serve.

Position Summary

Performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention for cardiovascular

procedures.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Works under the supervision of a preceptor and/or charge personnel.
• Delivers appropriate patient care and demonstrates competency while assessing patient conditions, age specific needs while
  
  

ensuring successful completion of procedures and protocols.

• Ensure the patient’s understanding of procedure performed, provides patient and family education while ensuring the patient’s
  
  

needs, safety and comfort are met while in the EP Lab.

• Demonstrates knowledge and use of Bloom stimulator and physician EP protocols.
• Acquires patient’s clinical history and assures that the information is accurately documented. Verifies report and records for
  
  

completeness and accuracy of the patient involved in the study. Archives and amends demographic information to appropriate

storage media.

• Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images and signals for
  
  

interpretation.

• Assesses processed images for technical quality and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated.
• Applies principals of radiation safety and protection to minimize exposure to the patient, self, and others.
• Provides physiological and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Supports the physician as a scrub assistant for Electrophysiology Studies, Ablations, and Cardiac Implant procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of aseptic and sterile technique.
• Documents patient care as related to a procedural area in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required
  
  

and regulatory standards. Communicates any changes as necessary. This includes but not limited to: patient assessment,

education, medication administration, treatments and patient safety.

• Demonstrates competency to evaluate and obtain hemostasis of a vessel post procedure.
• Maintains use of customer service skills in communication with all staff, visitors, patients, and co-workers.
• Performs all duties as necessary to assure patient satisfaction.
• Ensures case turnover time to be within established department standards by maintaining proper workflow and prioritizing patient
  
  

care.

• 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

• Electrophysiology Tech I demonstrates awareness of department process improvement activities, legal issues, patients rights
  
  

and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.

• Demonstrates good judgment and decision making skills as required or will solicit preceptor or supervisory input.
• Practices efficient use of supplies and maintains a clean, safe, well stocked, and organized work area.
• Attends a minimum of two staff development in-services, as well as department meetings, and assumes the responsibility for
  
  

professional development and continuing education to achieve and/or maintain licensure and/or certification.

• Participates in the process to ensure that all OSHA, JCAHO, FDA regulations are adhered to within the department.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Education/Training

A Graduate Of An Accredited School Of

• Respiratory Care (RRT) or (CRT), or
• Radiological Technology (RT), or
• Cardiovascular Technology (CVT).
  
  

Licensure/Certification

Maintain current BLS certification.

The following licensure or certification is required depending on the corresponding education above:

• CVT – None required
• RRT-- Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed by the State of Alabama (Department of Health).
  
  

Renewed Bi-annually.

• CRT— Certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed by the State of Alabama (Department of Health).
  
  

Renewed Bi-annually.

• RT-- Valid Alabama state license renewed every two years required. Valid American registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
  
  

certification. Renewed yearly.

Experience

The Electrophysiology Tech I is the entry level position for technical personnel in the EP Lab.