Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Technician I

Job description

Status Part-Time Standard Hours per Week: 36 Job Posting Category: Allied Health and Technical: Job Posting Description: Position/Department Summary: Provides technical assistance and support for cardiac cauterization procedures, as directed by a physician. Prepares patient, room and equipment for procedure. Provides assistance during procedures, including injecting contrast dye, monitoring, measuring and recording patient hemodynamic data and recording, developing and editing radiographic images. Key Responsibilities: - Preparing patient and room for procedures. Placing electrocardiograph leads on patients, prepares procedure sites and drapes patients. - Setting up and arranging instruments for physicians and labels radiographic films to be used - Testing and calibrates physiologic monitoring equipment and monitors hemodynamic data during diagnostic procedures. - Measuring, monitoring and recording electrocardiography readings, heart rate and blood pressure, analyzing blood gases and performs other related physiologic studies during procedure. - Identifying and notifying physicians of abnormal or irregular readings. - Performing angiograms as directed by a physician. Injects contr...