Vascular Tech

Position Highlights:

Vascular Tech

A Brief Overview:
This position is designed to provide non-invasive vascular exams independently in accordance with ICAVL standards. This position will serve as a mentor for Tech 1 providing hands on training and supervision of Tech 1. Tech 2 will work with the manager on additional projects such as equipment selection and evaluation, revision of test protocols, quality assurance issues and the ICAVL accreditation.

What you will do:

• Knowledge and application of NorthShore policies and procedures that apply to job and area of responsibility.

• Performs Vascular testing independently.

• Arterial imaging

• Venous Imaging

• Carotid Imaging

• Questions regarding exams checked with Manager prior to patient leaving department

• Records preliminary findings in all patients' charts.

• A legible concise report is recorded on all in-patients

• All out patient venous preliminaries are phoned to ordering physicians

• Positive venous results on in-patients are phoned to nurse, intern or referring physician

• Take responsibility for the day to day decisions in order for department to run smoothly

• Take charge of the daily schedule coordinating exams with the nursing units and physician offices

• Assists reading physicians in locating and organizing materials as needed

• Notifies attending physicians of abnormal findings, follows up with physicians instructions and relays info as needed

• Responds appropriately in an emergency

• Assists clerical staff in clerical duties

• Scheduling

• Phone duties

• Faxing reports

• Ordering Supplies

• Helps prepare paperwork to insure hospital and physician maximum reimbursement

• Reads available material in vascular lab to learn anatomy, physics and vascular technology

• Utilizes manager and vascular lab physicians as mentors to increase learning of vascular technology

• Actively participates in learning and training process

• Attends outside CAVA (Chicago Area Vascular Association) conferences pertaining to vascular technology

• Operates ultrasound equipment in operating room

• Available on demand to assist surgeon with ultrasound knobology

• Trains tech 1 in knobology

• Maintains and cleans equipment daily

• Notifies manager of mechanical problems in order to have repairs made.

• Assists physicians and manager with delegated duties.

• .Assists manager with ICAVL accreditation

• Assists reading physicians in locating any material needed.

• Maintains patients comfort and safety during vascular testing

• Responds appropriately in an emergency situation

• Assists patients family as needed

• Monitors patients pain level during vascular testing; consults with patients nurse if needed

• Side rails up following exam

• Assists patient with bathroom needs

• Rotates to other NorthShore vascular sites as needed

• Is able to function independently at other NorthShore vascular sites

• Operates equipment at other vascular sites

• Prepares paperwork to insure hospital and physician reimbursement

• Has good understanding of CPT and ICD 9 coding

• Obtains pertinent history from patient prior to exam

• Takes responsibility for physician reimbursement forms and completes required information

What you will need:

• Diploma or Vocational Degree Required

• 2 Years At least 2 years vascular experience in the hospital setting. And

• 2 Years - only those with greater than 2 years of experience as a vascular technician
  ONLY are recommended to be placed in this position/grade. New hires who
  have related but not specific experience as a vascular technician are
  recommended to be hired into level I.

• Graduate from an accredited ultrasound/vascular tech program. Will need to take RVT within 2 years of employment. Required

• RVT,CRVT or eligible.If not certified or registered, must obtain RVT Required