Location: Leesburg,FL, USA
Position Summary:
Orlando Health Medical Group FHV Health is a multispecialty physician group bringing together specialists in cardiology, vascular surgery and primary care. With practice locations throughout Lake, Sumter and Marion counties, FHV Health offers community access to recognized heart and vascular experts together with leading-edge medical
innovation and technology. Working as a team across cardiovascular and multispecialty disciplines, physicians are committed to detecting diseases earlier and treating them more effectively, providing the best-possible individualized plan of care for each patient.
Orlando Health Medical Group FHV Health is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes awardwinning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Floridas east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.
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Performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention for cardiovascular procedures.
Responsibilities:Serves as a role model for the department of Cardiology and supports its strategies. ? Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the department. ? Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures and protocols. Assesses the patients physical condition and age specific needs. ? Ensures that patient's education of procedure performed, needs, safety, and comfort are met while in their care. ? Acquires patients clinical history and assures that the information is accurately documented. Verifies files and records for completeness and accuracy of the patient involved in studies. Archives and amends demographic information to appropriate storage media. ? Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation. ? Assesses processed image media for technical quality, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated. ? When applicable, applies principals of radiation protection to minimize exposure to patient, self and others. ? Provides physiological and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional procedures. ? Supports the Physician as a scrub assistant for cardiovascular procedures. ? Demonstrates the knowledge of aseptic technique. ? Appraises and evaluates actual and potential hemostasis of a vessel post procedure. ? Locates, uses and troubleshoots complex technical equipment/instruments. Acts as a resource for its operation and training ? Maintains use of customer service skills in communication with all staff, visitors and co-workers. ? Maintains adequate inventory levels of supplies, equipment, resources tools and forms. ? Maintains high standards of patient care, documentation, and professionalism. Understands application and technical aspects of all equipment and supplies used in all procedures. ? Ensures case turnover time to be within established department standards by maintaining proper workflow and prioritizing optimize patient care ? Must perform at least three of the following: Department preceptor (attend basic preceptor course), charge, actively participates in quality initiative and performance improvement initiative, measures by outcomes and shared governance Must be able to demonstrate competencies in all of the departments current technologies. Refer to the clinical ladder for a current list of the technologies. ? Must be a superuser on at least two of the departments clinical systems. Refer to the clinical ladder for a current list of the departments pertinent systems. 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 ? Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patients rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies. ? Accountable for maintaining down time productivity. ? Notifies BioMed and/or equipment company as appropriate to resolve the problem and report the incident to the supervisor. ? Demonstrates good judgment and decision making skills as required or will solicit supervisory input. ? Utilizes all department computer systems effectively and accurately. ? Assists in developing and implementing essential policy and procedures. ? Maintains a working knowledge of all-procedural changes and equipment updates. ? Maintains cleanliness of work area and equipment. Maintains well stocked and organized work areas. ? Works evenings, weekends, holidays and call as scheduled.
May be required to work at any Orlando Health facility. ? Demonstrates efficient use of supplies. ? Assists with collection of QA data. ? Manages reportable occurrences and files appropriate forms with Risk Management. ? Implement established procedures for BSI. ? Serves on hospital or department committees. ? Collabrates with the education department and leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and/or students. ? Participates in the process to ensure that all OSHA, JCAHO, FDA regulations are adhered to within the department. ? Assumes responsibility for professional development and continuing education to maintain licensure.
Qualifications:Education/Training A graduate of an accredited school of: ? Cardiovascular Technology or - ? AS degree in Respiratory Therapy - or - ? AS degree in Radiologic Technology or certificate of graduation from a radiology technology program Paramedic certification (This option is only valid for team members hired in the cath lab prior to 2008. Paramedics are no longer hired).
Licensure/Certification ? Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification. PALS may be required depending on unit specific needs. ? Must have one of the following: o valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS); or o Cardiovascular Intervention (CI) certification; or o A Bachelors degree in healthcare or science related field may substitute for certification The following licensure or certification is required depending on the corresponding education above: ? CVT-- Cardiovascular Tech. Must have valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Must maintain 12 CEUs per year or 36 every three years. ? RRT-- Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed by the State of Florida (Department of Health). Renewed Bi-annually. ? CRT Certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed by the State of Florida (Department of Health). Renewed Bi-annually. ? Rad Tech-- Valid Florida state license renewed every two years required. Valid American registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification. Renewed yearly. ? ParamedicRegistered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). Licensed by the State of Florida Department of Health. Paramedics must also have valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification. (This option is only valid for team members hired in the cath lab prior to 2008. Paramedics are no longer hired).
Experience Three (3) years experience in Cardiac Catheterization lab experience required.