JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title : Cath Lab Incharge
Reporting To: Medical
Superintendent
Job Summary:
Preparing the Cath Lab by setting
up the equipment and sterilizing tools that are necessary for the
operation.
Qualification:
Diploma holders
Duties:
- The Cardiac Cath Lab
Tech assists in the
responsibility for patients having Cath lab procedures and cardiac device
implantations performed in the cardiac Cath Lab.
- These duties include
circulating, physiologically monitoring patients during Cath lab procedures,
and performing sterile scrub procedures for both diagnostic and
interventional cardiac catheterization, vascular procedures, and other
cardiac procedures.
- The position is also
responsible for stocking and documenting supplies, inventory, patient
billing, and coding of procedures.
- This position reports
to the Clinical Coordinator and the CV Services Director.
- Job may include direct
supervision of students at the discretion of the area supervisor.
- Employee must
have the same licensure or have completed the same training to satisfy the
requirements of the discipline of the student.
- Direct supervision
means the primary caregiver is readily available to the student throughout
the shift.
Working Condition:
Work in environments that are clean, cool and sterile
environments. It is crucial to respect these environments so that the
safety and well being of the patient is not compromised.
There may be times when a technician is exposed to
disease, unpleasant sights, odors and smells. It is important for technicians
to practice safety measures to maintain their own health and they must also be
able to stomach situations that may not always be pleasant.
During the course of a procedure, technicians have
to stand for long periods of time. It may also be necessary to be alert
throughout the procedure.
At times Cath lab technicians may be awake for long
periods of time, so it is crucial to establish techniques that make it possible
to handle this sort of working environment
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