Electrophysiology Tech I

Electrophysiology Tech I

Requirements

• High School Graduate
• Associates Degree in Health, Exercise Sciences or related field
• 2 or more years of experience as an electrophysiology technician may be substituted for the professional education requirement above
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association (AHA) within 180 Days
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) – American Heart Association (AHA)

Responsibilities

• Assists in transporting patient to nursing units.
• Attends to patient needs during electrophysiology procedures by providing psychological and physical comfort measures while maintaining safety.
• ECG placement, troubleshooting on both EP med and Lifepack
• Pressure Transducer
• Electrical Cautery
• Flouroscopy: Philips, Seimends, GE
• ICE: Zonare and Sequoia
• Spectranetics
• Velocity
• Perform chest tube drainage system set up
• Performs Cardioversion, Defibrillation and Pacing
• Manifold Setup and Operation
• Stereotaxis Set Up, discuss safety, and ability to troubleshoot issues
• RF generator ATAKR, Stockard, IBI-1500O, Maestro 3000, and adapt to new technology as it evolves.
• Circulates during electrophysiology procedures. Participates in late team schedule.
• Prepares patient and equipment for electrophysiology procedures by maintaining asepsis, instrument count, specimen care, dressing application, preparing site of entry, draping patient, arranging sterilized instruments and catheters, and calibrating and setting up pressure transducers and tubing.
• Prepares the electrophysiology lab procedure rooms by ensuring the adequate stock is available.
• Scrubs during procedure, provides appropriate instrumentation to cardiologist, and assists the physician in maneuvering catheters.
• Prepares instruments and supplies for sterilization, cleans and decontaminates instruments and equipment, assist in cleaning/preparing EP lab for next.
• Accurately obtains and documents hemodynamic, electrical, angiographic, case progression and supply data.
• Participate in life-saving measures such as defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Safely and accurately operates a variety of complex equipment including but not limited to: electrical amplifiers, fluoroscopy equipment, hemodynamic monitoring, generators, and recording systems.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• Graduate from one of the following: accredited radiology technologist program, surgical scrub technologist program, or CVT program.
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) – Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) OR
• Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) – Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) OR
• Registration as Cardiovascular Technologist (RCVT)