CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIST- CARDIAC CATH LAB

Job description

Job Summary The Cardiovascular Technologist I performs a wide variety of technical functions including, but not limited to, recording physiological data, assistance with monitoring, scrub assistant to the cardiologist, equipment maintenance, quality control and inventory maintenance in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Essential Job Functions: - Performance of Technical Practice - Responsible for the operation, monitoring, and calibration of the hemodynamic recorder system including pressure gauges, transducers, electrocardiography, apex cardiograph, phonocardiograph and associated equipment employed during cardiac catheterization laboratory procedures. - Responsible for the operation of the computer during procedures, inputs patient data. - Responsible for managing all cardiac catheterization laboratory imaging. - If additional training has been provided, performs as the scrub assistant to the cardiologists. - Cleans and sets up the cardiac catheterization laboratory before each procedure. - Prepares reusable soiled instruments for return to Central Supply. - Disposes of non-reusable soiled instruments properly. - Assures that emergency equipment is present and functional. -...