Job Description

Responsibilities/:

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Cardiovascular Electrophysiology (CV/EP) Technician to join our Cardiac Cath Lab team at our St John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN . We're offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus!

M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital is a 184-bed, community-focused facility offering advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services in a welcoming, patient-centered environment. Supported by state-of-the-art technology and expert clinical teams, we provide specialized programs including an intensivist service, 24/7 obstetrics coverage, and a NICU. Located on a 32-acre campus with easy access and free parking, St. John's has proudly served its growing community for over 100 years. Technicians assists with procedures in CV and EP providing diagnostic testing, collects and assesses data, performs scrub role and assists cardiologist.

Schedule

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This position is a full-time role, working 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period). Shifts will be 8 day shifts with variable start times (most often 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
On-call responsibilities: once per week from 4:30 PM - 7:00 AM and one weekend during a 4-week rotation

As a CV/EP Tech, you will be responsible for:Demonstrating the ability to safely and accurately operate equipment: + Operate monitor/recording equipment in all cardiac cath lab procedures. + Able to electrically and mechanically balance and calibrate pressure transducers and amplifiers in all rooms.
+ Troubleshoots and corrects ECG tracing problems.
+ Operates tableside C-arm controls.
+ Insures all POC testing equipment is maintained according to established standards.
+ Applies prescribed three major principals of radiation safety at all times.
Collecting, assessing, and maintaining patient data: + Enters patient demographics into both monitoring and x-ray equipment. + Records all patient and monitor data on event log according to established guidelines.
+ Archives procedure to CD-Rom.
+ Enters all data into computer system for accurate billing and patient procedure history.
+ Reduces all right and left heart data to basic form for physician interpretation and reporting.
+ Assesses and documents pulses distal to catheter insertion site pre- and post-surgical.
+ Recognizes rhythms and sudden hemodynamic changes.
Assisting invasive cardiologist with all invasive coronary procedures: + Ability to scrub in all procedures in diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Cath Lab and EP. + Proficient in patient preparation and sterile tray set up.
+ Assists the cardiologist with required catheter and wire manipulation while maintaining the required sterile technique.
Completing all other Core EP duties: + Operates monitor/recorder and intracardiac simulator for EP studies. + Operates RF Ablation equipment.
+ With use of computer, draw and calculate LV grams to include ejection fraction and stroke volume.
+ Monitor for EP studies/ablations, integrating use of EP mapping systems.

Required Qualifications

2 years CV and/or EP experience BLS Registered Radiologic Technologist (RTR) (Upon hire, or within 3 months of orientation) or Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) (Upon hire, or within 3 months of orientation) or Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) (Upon hire, or within 3 months of orientation)

Qualifications:

$42.79- $61.80 Hourly