Cardiovascular Tech at South Seminole Hospital - Orlando Health

Department: SSEM Cardiac Catheterization

Status: Full-Time / 40 hours a week

Schedule: 4 x 10 hour shifts / possibly 3 x 12 hour shifts deppending on volume with EP.

-  No call / no weekends / no holidays

-  Days will be determined once we open at Lake Mary

-  Monday - Thursday or Tuesday through Friday

Title: Cardiovascular Tech

ORLANDO HEALTH SOUTH SEMINOLE HOSPITAL
Located in Longwood, Florida, Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital is a comprehensive medical, surgical and behavioral health facility with 126 acute-care beds and 80 inpatient behavioral health beds. Orlando Health South Seminole has a 30-bed ER, surgical department, endoscopy center and diagnostic cardiac catheterization laboratory. It also provides a full range of outpatient services, including diagnostic and interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, laboratory, surgery, MRI, psychotherapy services and hyperbaric oxygen therapy for wound care. Orlando Health South Seminole is proudly recognized among the nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report, “Great Community Hospitals” by Becker’s Healthcare and “Best Places to Work” by Modern Healthcare, named for four consecutive years.

Orlando Health South Seminole is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

ORLANDO HEALTH LAKE MARY HOSPITAL GRAND OPENING JANUARY 11TH, 2025

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital, opening in January 2025, is where advanced medical care meets compassionate service. Housed in a six-story building, our state-of-the-art facility features 180 beds with the ability to expand up to 240 beds. We are designed to provide comprehensive healthcare solutions, from emergency services and surgical care to specialized treatments.

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health - South Seminole Hospital:

• South Seminole Hospital is Nationally Recognized for the BEST Places to Work!
• Benefits Package that begins on day one (Full-Time & Part-Time only).
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 a year.

Position Summary:

Performs diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention for cardiovascular procedures.

• Provides direct patient care
• Delivers appropriate patient care and demonstrates competency while recognizing patient conditions, age specific needs while ensuring successful completion of procedures and protocols.
• Serves as a preceptor and/or charge.
• Presents at least one educational lecture for department per year.
• Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency in use of Bloom stimulator and physician EP protocols.
• Ensure the patient’s understanding of procedure performed, provides patient and family education while ensuring the patient’s needs, safety, and comfort are met while in the EP Lab.
• Acquires patient’s clinical history and assures that the information is accurately documented. Verifies report and records for completeness and accuracy of the patient involved in the study. Archives and amends demographic information to appropriate storage media.
• Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality Images and signals for interpretation.
• Assesses processed images for technical quality and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated.
• Applies principals of radiation safety and protection to minimize exposure to the patient, self, and others.
• Provides physiological and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Supports the physician as a scrub assistant for Electrophysiology Studies, Ablations, and Cardiac Implant Procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of aseptic and sterile technique.
• Documents patient care as related to a procedural area in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards. Communicate any changes as necessary. This includes but not limited to: patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments and patient safety.
• Demonstrates competency to evaluate and obtain hemostasis of a vessel post procedure.
• Maintains use of CTE skills in communication with all staff, visitors, patients, and co-workers.
• Performs all duties as necessary to assure patient satisfaction.
• Ensures case turnover time to be within established department standards by maintaining proper workflow and prioritizing patient care.
• Delegates tasks and duties to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the team member’s capabilities and qualifications.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training
A graduate of an accredited school of:
• Respiratory Care (RRT) or (CRT), or
• Radiological Technology (RT), or
• Cardiovascular Technology (CVT).

Licensure/Certification
Maintain current BLS and ACLS certification

The following licensure or certification is required depending on the corresponding education above:
• CVT--Must have valid Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Certification or the Registered Cardiovascular
Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) Credential. Must maintain 12 CEUs per year or 36 every three years.

• RRT-- Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed by the State of Florida (Department of Health).
Renewed Bi-annually.

• CRT— Certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed by the State of Florida (Department of Health).
Renewed Bi-annually.

• Rad Tech-- Valid Florida state license renewed every two years required. Valid American registry of Radiologic Technologists
(ARRT) certification. Renewed yearly.

Experience
One (1) year hospital experience in the EP Lab required. Must meet all job related duty requirements and EP Lab department specific competencies of an EP Tech I.