Cardiac Catheterization -Tech

Functions of Position

• Maintains established departmental policies, procedures, objectives, and quality assurance and safety standards in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.
• Provides technical and procedural support for patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures, functioning as a key member of the multidisciplinary Cath Lab team.
• Assists physicians during diagnostic cardiac catheterizations, percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), including primary PCI for STEMI and NSTEMI, peripheral vascular and endovascular procedures, and structural heart procedures as applicable.
• Scrubs and assists with sterile technique during cardiovascular procedures, maintaining the sterile field and assisting with procedural troubleshooting.
• Prepares and maintains Cath Lab procedure rooms, including equipment, supplies, medications, and imaging systems.
• Operates imaging, fluoroscopy, and hemodynamic monitoring systems, including adjunctive technologies such as IVUS/OCT and pressure wire systems, as assigned and within scope of practice.
• Assists with patient positioning, vascular access support, contrast administration, table positioning, and closure device deployment per policy.
• Verifies patient identity, procedure, and consent; monitors patient status during procedures and promptly reports changes to the RN or physician.
• Ensures adherence to radiation safety principles, infection prevention standards, and sterile processing requirements.
• Checks Cath Lab equipment, supplies, and accessories on a regular basis; performs daily equipment checks and ensures proper functionality.
• Maintains Cath Lab equipment in efficient operating order and notifies leadership of equipment malfunctions or service needs in a timely manner.
• Assists with inventory management, stocking, supply rotation, and ordering to ensure availability of necessary materials.
• Accurately documents procedural data, imaging, and hemodynamic information in the electronic medical record and hemodynamic recording systems.
• Participates in time-outs, case counts, quality assurance activities, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Maintains orderly, clean, and safe work areas.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings, current literature, and workshops.