Job Description
Tenet Desert is seeking a Radiology Technologist for a job in Palm Springs, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Radiology Technologist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: Ongoing
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours
- Employment Type: Staff
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Welcome to Hi-Desert Medical Center, where you’ll benefit from:
A 59-bed acute primary care facility offering you and your family first-rate health care close to home
A wide range of quality inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services, home health and hospice services, and a variety of community outreach programs
A dedicated team of quality, caring, health care professionals
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The cardiovascular technologist (CVT) works as a member of the Cardiovascular Cath Lab (CCL) team of medical professionals. Under direction of the CCL Director, the CVT is responsible for assisting physicians during diagnostic Et interventional procedures by performing Scrub, Circulator, or Monitor functions. The technologist is responsible for the operation Et maintenance of equipment and supplies in the CCL. The technologist must possess the
knowledge Et skills level of basic and complex invasive procedures which may include PTCA, stents, IABP placement and operation, thrombolysis procedures, coils, and peripheral interventions. The CVT is responsible for patient safety in the CCL and must be able to recognize cardiac arrhythmias and respond according to emergency protocols, operate external cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator. The technologist must be willing and able to rotate through the following roles:
1. Scrub
Performs surgical prep and draping of the patient, assists the physician with equipment operation Et device
preparation. Equipment includes needles, wires, catheters, and medications.
2. Circulator
Moves about the lab during the procedure providing equipment to the scrub tech. as needed. Attends to the needs of the patient as well as ensuring proper use of patient monitoring equipment. Assists in adhering to aseptic sterile technique.
3. Monitor
Monitors vital signs during the procedure. Documents the procedure and creates a medical record. Records intra-
cardiac/arterial pressures and waveforms. Is responsible for interdepartmental communications.
Tenet Desert Job ID #2503026979-1. Posted job title: Rad Tech Breast Center and Imagine Full Time Days