Cardiac Catheterization Radiologic Technologist LA/OC/Downey, Per-Diem, Day Shift

Job Summary: Under general supervision: creates, manipulates, enhances, stores/records analog and digital radiographic images that visualize areas of interest involved in diagnostic and interventional cardio-vascular procedures and examinations; performs a variety of technical and supportive patient care tasks.

Essential Responsibilities: Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.

Direct Patient Care and Procedural Activites:

• Patient Education: Explains test procedures and purpose.
• Patient Preparation: Prepares patients for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Interventional procedures to include: assess site, sterile field, and monitoring device(s) preparation.
• Procedural Assistance: Assists physician in adult and pediatric Cardiovascular radiographic procedures and exams including:
• Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging: Scrub, circulate, device prep (i.e. catheter) Right and Left heart Catheterization, Angiograms, Myocardial, Biopsy, Intravascular Ultrasound, Flowire, Interventional Procedures, and Imaging.
• Scrub, circulate, device prep (I.e. balloon, stent, rotablator) Angioplasty, Stenting Atherectomy Valvuloplasty Septostomy Embolization.
• Patient Monitoring: Hymodynamic and patient monitoring
• Emergency Response: Responds and assists in STAT request, emergencies and Code Blue situations.

Indirect Patient Care and Procedural Activities:

• Policy and Procedures: Understands and complies with Regulatory, Hospital and Departmental policy, procedure and/or regulation.
• Safety: Complies with Radiation, Safety and Infection Control guidelines. Maintains a clean working environment. Proper disposal of specimen and/or waste material. Notification to immediate supervisor (or designee) of non or miss-functioning items.
• Quality Control: Performs radiographic sensitomtery and dosimtery measurements to ensure proper settings.
• Image Processing: Maintains processor and chemicals, develop cine film, performs digital image processing.
• Patient Transportation: Transports patients to and from procedure areas.
• Specimen Preparation: Assists in obtaining and preparing samples and specimens for lab analysis.
• Inventory Control: Restocks working areas with supplies, devices and equipment. Notification to immediate supervisor (or designee) upon reaching inventory par levels.
• Documentation: Completes documentation of records, logs, files, and forms.
• Data Integrity: Performs accurate measurements and calculations on related radiographic and patient data.
• Quality Management: Participates in QM data collection as requested.
• Reporting: Notification of variances to immediate supervisor.
• Orientation and Training: Provides orientation and training to new and/or less experiences personnel.
• Meeting and In-services: Participates in Hospital and departmental meetings and in-services as required.
• Licenses and Certifications: Maintains current and required licensure and certificates.
• Resource and Communication: Serves as a resource person to co-workers, problem solves and effectively communicates.
• Perform other related duties as required.