Cardiovascular Technician

Role Overview

Roles & Responsibilities

• Registers patients by confirming patient identification; reviews consultation requests; checks for special instructions; consults with physician; enters anticipated services to patient log, and verifies medical history.
• Meets and comforts patients; answers their questions; politely explains equipment and testing procedure, assists patient in assuming physical position for the procedure to reduce anxieties and gain patient cooperation.
• Establishes patient's monitoring system by connecting ECG leads, BP cuff, and Saturation probe to patient.
• Monitors patients' comfort and safety during tests, monitors and records patients' blood pressure and heart rate during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in order to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
• Performs electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and stress tests by using electronic test equipment, recording devices, and analyzes the images recorded.
• Performs different measurements modalities e.g. IFR, IVUS and OCT.
• Ensures cath lab room (X-ray safety) protocols (lead apron and shields) when working inside the cath lab.
• Rapid response to emergency situations inside the radiation field (cath lab) by performing CPR using the defibrillator and IABP machine connection.
• Provides calculations needed during the procedure such as valve areas, cardiac output LV end diastolic pressure, and pressure gradient across the valves.
• Helps physicians by operating multi-channel physiologic monitor; measuring and recording functions of cardiovascular and pulmonary systems of patient during cardiac catheterizations; alerting physicians to instrument readings outside normal ranges; and providing test results.
• Performs Transducer Calibration and chest leveling to have accurate pressure readings.
• Assists physicians in diagnosing and treating cardiac and peripheral vascular ailments by helping physicians wind a catheter through a patient's blood vessel to the heart.

Additional Duties

Qualifications, Certifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree Cardiovascular Technology.
• 2 years of working experience after getting his/her degree in reputable health care organization.
• Registered in Saudi Council for Health Specialties.
• Certified in BLS and ACLS.
• ECG Course Diploma.
• Good command of written and spoken English language (Arabic language is an advantage).
• Good physical and mental condition.

Skills & Abilities

• Good command of English language both verbal and written.
• Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to perform radiographic procedures and related techniques, producing images for interpretation. Also, the ability and willingness to cross train into other modalities.
• Familiarity in operating and maintaining computerized radiology equipment.
• Ability to assemble and disassemble equipment and proficiency in performing patient examinations.
• Excellent ability to choose between alternative solutions in approaching problems.
• Monitoring/assessing performance of oneself to make improvements and take corrective action.
• Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail, and maintain a positive attitude.
• Accepts full accountability on all work-related actions and decisions, practice and conduct while employed by the CMJ.