Cardiovascular Technician

Overview

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington state CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region.

Responsibilities

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Located in Seattle, WA, Virginia Mason is an internationally recognized leader in the continuous improvement of health care. With an extensive list of awards and distinctions that includes our recognition as Top Hospital of the Decade by The Leapfrog Group, Virginia Mason offers you the opportunity to partner with exceptionally talented peers at every level. You will contribute to the strength of our Team Medicine approach to collaborative medicine and benefit from the changes enacted through our Virginia Mason Production System, a model that has transformed health care by providing patients with easier access to care, reducing errors, and continuously innovating patient safety and quality that has been adopted by other organizations here and abroad. Join us, and find out how many ways Virginia Mason offers you the chance to focus on what really matters - our patients. The Cardiovascular Tech (CVT) provides technical support for diagnostic, non-invasive cardiac testing (e.g., treadmill tests, ECGs, Holter scans) for inpatient and ambulatory populations. Provides ECG management for VM and contractual business.

• Conducts treadmill tests, including patient preparation, test performance, and patient recovery. Ensures correct lead placement and good hookups of leads. Operates stress testing equipment, including entry of applicable patient data. Adjusts equipment and controls according to physician’s orders and/or established protocol. Troubleshoots equipment issues and, as able, resolves in a timely manner, or escalates issues to the appropriate staff (e.g., Clinical Engineering). Prepares reports of test results for interpretation by the physician.
• Performs Holter scans, Zio patches, Zio cards, and Ambulatory Blood Pressures (ABP). Performs patient preparation: Ensures complete and accurate understanding by patient and patient representative (e.g., Interpreter) of testing procedures, through verbal explanation and demonstration. Ensures correct initialization and/or hookups of equipment and peripheral devices (e.g., Aria monitors). May scan Holter acquisitions and review data to identify abnormalities.
• Provides ECG management for VM and contractual business. Performs ECGs, ensuring correct lead placement, and screens results for technical quality and/or abnormalities; reports abnormalities, or changes in patient’s rhythms, to the RN or physician. Provides support for VM staff in the use of ECG systems/software.
• Performs administrative functions in support of the Cardiovascular Lab. Schedules and arrives patients. Prepares billings for services provided, ensuring accuracy of CPT and ICD-10 codes.

Qualifications

We require:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• CPR certification and successful completion of an arrhythmia test required within 6 months of hire.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required. - Aptitude for detail and organizational skills required.
• Ability to work independently under general supervision, and to respond appropriately and be flexible in a dynamic environment.
• Basic skill in using PCs and in navigating through software applications required. Experience in a clinical setting desirable. Medical Assistant training a plus. Skill in using patient scheduling and/or billing systems a plus.

Just as Virginia Mason is dedicated to improving the lives of our patients and our community, we are equally dedicated to your professional and personal success. With a wide range of perks that includes comprehensive compensation and benefits, continuing education and support, and the opportunity to live in one of the most livable cities in the country, you will find that an opportunity with Team Medicine is one worth taking. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.