Job Description

Certification Details

• BLS

Job Details

• Under immediate to general supervision and direction of a mentor/preceptor, this entry-level position works to achieve the initial competencies required to deliver specialized cardiovascular and/or radiologic technology services to adult and/or pediatric patient populations for the purpose of aiding medical staff in the diagnosis, care, treatment and surveillance of simple to complex conditions, defects and/or diseases.
• Utilizes entry-level knowledge, abilities, skills and available resources to provide safe, high quality, efficient and cost-effective patient-centric care and support services under routine or emergent conditions in a variety of care settings including acute inpatient facilities, outpatient physician practices, diagnostic/urgent care centers and remote statewide outreach clinics.
• Prepares patients for procedures and correlates clinical history with procedures ordered by physicians.
• Communicates and collaborates with patients, families, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team to identify and implement necessary actions to achieve clinical outcomes, operational goals and service expectations.
• Utilizes a variety of highly specialized cardiovascular and/or radiologic equipment and techniques to perform a diverse range of diagnostic, interventional and/or surgical procedures in accordance with established scope of practice guidelines.
• Conducts post-procedure review with or without preceptor to confirm completion, documentation, and technical quality consistent with department protocols and accreditation standards.
• Transfers images and data to archival systems, enters technical data/findings and prepares study for physician reporting.
• Performs operator-level quality control checks, cleaning, high-level disinfecting and other user maintenance per manufacturer instructions and regulatory guidelines.
• Participates in continuing education, professional development and research activities to maintain competencies and promote continuous improvements in care and treatments.

Additional Details

• Skill in applying principles of cardiovascular and/or radiologic technology, medical imaging, medical terminology, positioning of patients, and medical ethics.
• Must be able to work as part of a team and follow instructions.
• Must be able to consistently and dependably report to work as scheduled.
• Ability to be sensitive to patients’ physical and psychological needs.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and work accurately with names, numbers, and codes.
• Ability to draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to exercise discretion in handling confidential information and exercise sound judgment.
• Must be able to multi-task and remain calm in stressful situations.
• Must possess ability to understand various operations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to work and communicate with staff, patients and their families in a professional, polite, courteous, compassionate, and cooperative manner.
• Must display a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and demonstrate attention to detail.
• Core knowledge and understanding of normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology; cardiovascular and/or radiologic technologies and terminology associated with the primary specialty for which hired and credentialed.
• Ability and skill to apply core-level primary specialty theory, practices and techniques to perform, post-process, analyze and annotate study data or procedure documentation with general supervision or assistance.

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