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Job Summary:

Assists credentialed provider with all diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic procedures within the cardiac and vascular laboratory environments. Performs all duties in a manner that promotes teamwork and reflects KPNW mission and philosophy goals. Works under direct supervision of a credentialed provider.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Monitors radiation safety and completes the necessary administrative tasks to ensure proper documentation and compliance.

• Actively performs quality assurance functions of x-ray equipment and protective garments/accessories, trouble shoots equipment problems and initiates vendor service call.

• Assists hospital radiation safety officer in survey and compliance documentation for the CVLs.

• Familiarity with use of IVUS machine and Site Rite ultrasound machine.

• Familiarity with PACS image retrieval for presentation during active cases.

• Serves as scrub assistant or monitor/recorder for cardiology and radiology studies.

• Prepares and position patients for invasive procedures.

• Assists with cardiovascular tests and record patients hemodynamic activity using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices and laboratory instruments.

• Obtains hemostasis at arterial and venous access sites post-procedure, including removal of sheaths and safe management of hemostatic devices.

• Sets up, maintains and troubleshoots Intra Aortic Balloon Pump when required.

• Recognizes cardiac arrhythmias and hemodynamic waveforms and alerts credentialed provider and other team members during procedures and according to protocol.

• Administers intra-coronary and/or intra-arterial medications under direct supervision of the physician.

• Prepares and maintains sterile field using aseptic technique for testing.

• Prepares, maintains, and operates hemodynamic and monitoring equipment.

• Performs basic and advanced life support when required, including defibrillation.

• Maintains proficiencies to perform point of care tests on lab equipment such as activated clotting time (ACT), oxygen saturations, & glucose testing, and arterial blood gases (ABG).

• Performs patient teaching of procedures.

• Works on call and is required to respond on-site within 30 minutes of call.

• Restocks supplies, maintains clean work area; file room work area.

• Assists with transportation of patients.