Lead EP Technologist
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center
Hendersonville TN 37075 US
Full-Time Days
4-9's Monday-Friday 7am-4:30pm
Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Lead EP Technologist? At TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.
Job Summary and Qualifications
As an Electrophysiology (EP) Lead/Cath Lab Technologist, you will demonstrates the knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment and care of patients served. You will be able to scrub/assist the physician during diagnostic/interventional electrophysiology studies, during pacemaker/ICD implantations, diagnostic and interventional cardiac and peripheral angiographic studies, as well as special procedures. He or she is also able to record and monitor these cases and understands the hemodynamic measurements and readings. The technologist will also be responsible for training new staff in Electrophysiology.
What You Will Do In This Role:
- Train and mentor new EP staff
- Contribute to the department’s continuous quality improvement efforts.
- Assist in managing supplies
- Monitor, record, and report patient symptoms and changes in condition.
- Assess, plan, and implement care for patients undergoing electrophysiology procedures.
- Assist physicians by scrubbing/assisting during diagnostic and interventional electrophysiology procedures.
- Assist physicians during the insertion and removal of devices, such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
- React quickly and appropriately to emergency situations during procedures.
- Communicate pre- and post-procedure education to patients and their families.
- Provide hemodynamic monitoring assistance during electrophysiology procedures.
- Prepare patients for examinations or treatments and assist as necessary.
- Maintain and update knowledge of EP procedures, continuing education as needed to perform daily duties effectively.
- Uphold the facility’s Standards of Performance and ICARE values.
What qualifications you will need:
Must have one of the following:
- Current certification as a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) or Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), or must obtain this certification within one year of hire
- Current registration from an accredited School of Radiologic Technology and licensed through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a Registered Radiologic Technologist [RT(R)]
- Staff with 8 years of EP procedure experience may be considered but must complete advanced registration (RCIS or RCES from CCI) or obtain their Radiologic Technologist (ARRT-R) license within one year of hire
Additional requirements:
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Hearth Association required
Strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients, guests, physicians, and colleagues
Minimum of 1 year of experience in EP or Cardiac Cath Lab
Scrub Cardiac Cath, IR, and vascular procedures
STEMI call rotation
Benefits
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center is a 150 bed hospital that has provided high-quality health care for over 40 years. The facility is the first Accredited Chest Pain Center in Sumner County and a Certified Primary Stroke Center. The Birth Center at TriStar Hendersonville, featuring Sumner County’s only Level II NICU services which hosts spacious LDRP suites and a lactation boutique for inpatient and outpatient services. In addition, our facility is Gold Seal Certified in Total Hip and Total with The Joint Commission.
"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
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