Invasive Specialist - IR (4x10s + On-Call Required)

Who We Are
JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation.  The health network employs more than 7,200 people.

Acclaim Multispecialty Group is the medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving JPS Health Network.  Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim Multispecialty Group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance
outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.

Why JPS?
We're more than a hospital.  We're 7,200 of the most dedicated people you could ever meet.  Our goal is to make sure the people of our community get the care they need and deserve.  As community stewards, we abide by three Rules of the Road:

1.  Own it. Everyone who wears the JPS badge contributes to our journey to excellence.
2.  Seek joy. Every day, every shift, we celebrate our patients, smile, and emphasize positivity.
3.  Don't be a jerk. Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect.  Smiling, laughter, compassion - key components of our everyday experience at JPS.

When working here, you're surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication.  We look forward to meeting you!

For more information, visit www.jpshealthnet.org.
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Job Title:

Invasive Specialist - IR (4x10s + On-Call Required)

Requisition Number:

44157

Employment Type:

Full Time

Division:

CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES

Compensation Type:

Hourly

Job Category:

Patient Care Support

Hours Worked:

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:

JPS Patient Care Pavilion

Shift Worked:

Day

Job Description:

Job Summary: The Invasive Specialist assists patients undergoing Invasive procedures per department policy and procedure. This includes scrubbing, circulating, and monitoring during procedures.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities:

1. Checks equipment/instructions needed prior to each procedure to ensure proper functioning.


2. Records hemodynamic/physiologic wave forms and performs various hemodynamic/physiologic calculations of valve areas, oxygen consumption, assumed FICK cardiac output, and system and pulmonic resistance.


3. Documents complete patient procedures and all procedural steps in the electronic medical record system. Assessment and reassessment of the patient is clearly and precisely communicated on charting. Documentation meets standards, policies, and procedures.


4. Performs routine procedures such as 12 lead EKGs. Obtains previous film copies from the digital system as necessary. Assists with room turn over and prep.


5. Performs sterile table setup and patient preparation following aseptic techniques. Carries out medical and surgical asepsis during all procedures. Consistently opens sterile supplies and set-up for procedures in the appropriate manner. Assists with terminal room cleaning as needed. Follows hospital guidelines regarding the disposal of materials used in the invasive setting.


6. Assists with monitored patient transportation to and from the Invasive Labs department as necessary consistently following hospital policy.


7. Performs equipment QC on radiology equipment and all other equipment and other maintenance procedures as assigned.


8. Scrubs in on procedures with the physicians and assisting with: x-ray controls, panning table, and equipment preparation of the diagnostic and interventional procedures.


9. Recognizes basic EKG rhythms.


10. Positions pat