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Posted: 18-Jun-25
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Internal Number: 25008482
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Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas
621 N Hall Street | Suite 150 | Dallas, Texas 75226
ARRT or RCIS Certification required
Shift/Schedule: 7:00am - 5:30PM | Full Time | Day Shift|4/10?s| |Rotating weekday off
Call Requirement: On Call after hours and on the weekends | 8-9 days of call with 1 weekend/month. Holiday call: 1 major and 1 minor:
Call response time: Within 30 minutes of notification.
Case Types: structural heart cases vascular cases, left heart catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention, and electrophysiology studies. 20-30 cases per day.
About Us
Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well.
Our Core Values are:
- We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.
- We never settle by constantly striving for better.
- We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.
- We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which may include:
- Eligibility on day 1 for all benefits
- Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, up to 5%
- Debt-free tuition assistance, offering access to many no-cost and low-cost degrees, certificates and more
- Immediate access to time off benefits
At Baylor Scott & White Health, your well-being is our top priority.
Note: Benefits may vary based on position type and/or level
Job Summary
The Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, under general supervision, helps Physicians during catheterization and electrophysiology lab procedures. Prepares room and equipment, instructs patients, monitors patient's condition, and provides routine and emergency care during procedures. Contributes to the orientation and training of other team members. Helps in daily, monthly, and quarterly quality control initiatives through auditing and reporting.
Essential Functions of the Role
- Helps Physicians with arteriograms/catheterizations, permanent pacemaker implantations, implantable cardiac defibrillators, diagnostic and interventional, peripheral and coronary, interventional and thrombolytic therapy.
- Follows national and state radiation protection regulations for patients, self, and staff. Provides emergency procedures like CPR and defibrillation as needed.
- Performs pre and post-procedure care and monitoring.
- Orients patients for catheterization or electrophysiology procedures.
- Answers related questions to make patient relaxed.
- Monitors patient?s ECG, pressures, temperature and impendences while in Electrophysiology Lab; notifies physician of variances.
- Helps in running RF/Cryo ablation systems, 3D mapping, and records other procedural documentation.
- Manages and maintains images that may include stenosis testing, formatting and processing on both cardiac and peripheral cases.
- Helps in procedure rooms and collects registry and quality data on appropriate forms.
- Gathers catheterization data and prepares procedure reports.
- Prepares and maintains sterile fields for Lab procedures.
- Orders and maintains inventory of procedure room supplies.
- Ensures procedure rooms are adequately stocked and equipment has not expired.
- Coordinates and/or audits resources during yearly inventories.
- Performs routine calibration and maintenance of complex equipment; notifies appropriate team members for fixes.
- Help in the orientation and training of new staff and students or extra duties as established by supervisor/manager.
- Oversees some level of quality control monitoring, such as NPSG auditing, turnaround times, performance improvement initiatives. (Daily, monthly and/or quarterly).
- Participates in mutual governance, department, hospital, or professional organizations and committees. This includes LEAN initiatives, NOBLE, 5S projects, inter-departmental committees, professional organization participation, and QC assurance with managers.
- Oversees the committee as requested.
- Transports patients to and from procedural area.
- Demonstrates good customer service skills.
Key Success Factors
- Education and/or Experience requirements (must meet one of the following): - Associate's degree in a related field, or - Completion of US military training program and experience equivalent to an Associate's degree, or - 2 years of related cardiovascular lab experience.
- Must be available for On Call response requirements per facility/department policy.
- Knowledge and ability to apply complex invasive cardiac and vascular values, instrumentation and techniques.
- Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology.
Belonging Statement
We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported, and that our workforce should be reflective of the communities we serve.
QUALIFICATIONS
- EDUCATION - Associate's or 2 years of work experience above the minimum qualification
- EXPERIENCE - Less than 1 Year of Experience
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
- ACLS (ACLS): ACLS within 30 days of hire/transfer.
- Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS within 30 days of hire/transfer.
- ARRT-R Radiography (ARRT-R), Cert Cardiac Device Spec (CCDS), Cert EP Specialist (CEPS), Medical Radiologic Tech (MRT), Reg Cardio Electrophysiology (RCES), Reg Cardiovascular Invasive Sp (RCIS): Must meet one of the following: American Registry of Radiologic Tech (ARRT-R) and MRT through TX Medical Board, or Cardio Invasive Spec (RCIS), or Reg Cardiac Electro Spec (RCES), or Cert Electro Spec (CEPS), or Cert Cardiac Device Spec (CCDS).