Cardiovascular/Electrophysiology Specialist

About This Role

This role involves performing and assisting with cardiovascular and electrophysiology procedures, administering medication, and documenting patient information under physician supervision. Success in this position contributes to the delivery of professional care in invasive cardiac, pediatric, and peripheral laboratories.

Responsibilities

• Performs and/or assists with treatments, therapies, and procedures, including scrub assistant, monitoring, and circulating under physician direction
• Administers medication under the direct supervision of the physician
• Documents current clinical picture and records designated information in the patient record
• Utilizes verbal and non-verbal communication effectively with patients, families, visitors, physicians, nursing, and hospital personnel
• Conveys relevant information to physicians and staff
• Participates in performance improvement activities
• Calculates, interprets, and analyzes data
• Assists in development of policies, procedures, and standards of care reflective of current practice/literature
• Participates in departmental education and training that supports job role/function
• Set up and monitor EP recording computer monitor system, label printouts, display electrode combinations, measure cycle and interval lengths, reports changes noted to MD
• Assist physicians with mapping, stimulating, and catheter insertions
• Programs pacemakers and defibrillators before implant and measures signal conductivity of electrode leads with the Pacemaker System Analyzer (PSA) during procedures
• Deactivates defibrillators in surgery at request of anesthesiologist according to anesthesiology guidelines and supervision
• Assists in the in-servicing of new Electrophysiology staff in electrophysiology topics

Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of high school and an accredited program of Cardiovascular/Cardiopulmonary technology, The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, nursing or related field
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Certification, Registered Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Specialist Certification and/or equivalent certification
• Maintains current BLS, ACLS, and CCI requirements

Qualifications

• Satisfactory completion of high school and an accredited program of Cardiovascular/Cardiopulmonary technology, The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, nursing or related field

Nice to Have

• Invasive Cardiovascular Specialist/Electrophysiology Specialist training or experience

Benefits

Certifications