Cath Lab Technologist - EP

Your job is more than a job.

The Cath Lab Technologist performs those duties directly involved with a variety of technical procedures applying ionizing radiation or other forms of energy. This position requires independent judgment, with ingenuity and initiative essential to the satisfaction of the physician. The technologist recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each patient and co-worker and functions as a caring, contributing and considerate member of the health care team.

Independence, ingenuity, and initiative, that’s what you bring as a Vascular Xray Technologist. But you also recognize and respect working as a team as you consider the uniqueness and expertise of each physician and co-worker. Afterall, you share a common goal, your patient, and so operating complex technology, applying ionizing radiation or other forms of energy, analyzing blood and oxygen flow is not a skill you take lightly. You know the results could hold the key to your patient's vascular issue or disorder.

GENERAL DUTIES

Customer Service:

• Continuously displays a positive attitude that contributes to improving patient satisfaction results.
• Applies customer service skills consistent with the organization’s Customer Service programs.
• Utilizes the service recovery process to address customers’ concerns or complaints.
• Treats all customers with dignity, respect, courtesy and compassion.
• Recognizes customer needs and begins to solve problems as soon as they are apparent.
• Interacts with patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional and courteous environment.
• Displays behaviors which focus on the customer by doing what is appropriate the first time.

Financial Stability:

• Advises supervisor of current or anticipated problems.
• Effectively uses time and resources to accomplish their duties.
• Self-starter who willingly puts forth effort and time and performs tasks with minimal supervision.
• Resolves conflicting matters and schedules with peers and other staff.
• Willingly accepts assignments and completes in a timely fashion.
• Appropriately uses time and attendance system and adheres to related policies and procedures.
• Be aware of possible compliance issues, specifically concerning fraud and abuse. Report these immediately.

Patient Throughput:

• Keeps patients informed and gives periodic updates as appropriate.
• Within the scope of position, positively contributes to organizational goal of patient throughput.

Performance Improvement:

• Actively promotes and support organization's performance improvement initiatives (i.e., participates in ongoing education, cultural change initiatives, etc.)
• Is receptive to differing ideas and embraces change.
• Verbal and written communications are clear, concise and accurate; uses positive non-verbal communication effectively.
• Demonstrates and actively promotes compliance with all state and federal regulatory and accrediting agencies (i.e., patient safety, infection control, HIPAA, etc.)
• Adheres to the Medical Center’s policies and procedures, as well as the Code of Conduct and all laws and regulations. Perform your duties in an ethical manner.
• Ability to work on or with teams to cooperatively reach goals.
• Appropriately documents in accordance with departmental and organizational policies.
• Able to apply job knowledge to improve work processes.

Produces Images of Desired Quality:

• Accomplishes all positions that are related to each procedure without error and applies immobilization devices for patient comfort.
• Selects proper technique factor and produces images of desired quality.

Assists in delivery of care and accepts responsibility of authority:

• Arms the syringe and assists the physician in the delivery of contrast media without error. Arms the injector for delivery of contrast media, has a general knowledge of the injector and is able to identify malfunctions and corrective action.
• Recognizes life threatening situations and acts accordingly to assist members of the health care team.
• Transports patients as necessary and transfers patients to the table without patient complaint.
• Assists in the use of a variety of equipment or procedures not routinely taught.
• Accepts Lead Tech responsibility in their absence and performs in a manner that will not produce any complaints.
• Assists and evaluates students and support personnel in their activities to ensure proper care is provided without deficiencies in the film quality and/or complaints.

Develops film by Automatic and/or Manual Processing:

• Responsible for processing film, producing no artifacts that will cause deficiencies in the results. Produces subtraction print and/or film duplication upon request, without error in a timely manner.
• Supports darkroom personnel in their absence causing no delay in the film processing.
• Ensures that all film and records pertaining to the procedure are transferred to the file room within (1) hour upon completion of exam.

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