Cardiovascular Invasive Spec 3

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is looking for a dedicated Cardiovascular Invasive Spec 3 to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift: Monday – Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm (8-hour shifts with fluctuating start and end time depending on-call). Typically, 10–12 on-call days per month. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.   

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.  

Featured Benefits: 

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program. 
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. 
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans. 
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost. 
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and more.

Cardiovascular Invasive Spec 3 Job Responsibilities: 

• The Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist 3 assists the physician with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the cath lab with the preparation of the sterile field, selection and preparation of instruments and supplies, manipulation of cardiac catheters, guidewires and injection of contrast media and other medication.
• Provides safe and therapeutic care in a holistic and caring way while incorporating differences into the provision of care. 
• Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning and provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a resource, preceptor and mentor.
• Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to healthcare team members while displaying leadership behaviors.
• Develops plans for quality improvement or participates in ongoing plans. Implements plans for incorporating research findings into practice. Takes initiative to participate in efficient and timely room turnover.
• Appropriately delegates patient care activities to other healthcare team members and participates in making and revising staff assignments.
• Performs higher-level tasks in the care of cardiac cath patients (e.g. Impella and new technologies).
• May perform additional duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing -OR graduate of an accredited School of Cardiovascular Technology -OR Radiology Technology or equivalent education and experience.
• Experience: One year of experience at an Inova cath lab or EP lab at a Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist 2 level. Two – five years of equivalent experience / training in an interventional cardiac Cath Lab or an Electrophysiology Lab or Interventional Radiology Lab.
• Certification:  
  • American Heart Association BLS required upon start
  • American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support required upon start
  • Registered in one of the following unless a graduate of an accredited school of nursing: 
    • Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS)
    • Radiologic Technologist Vascular Interventional Radiology (RTR VI)
    • Radiologic Technologist Cardiovascular (RTR CV) 
    • Radiologic Technologist Cardiovascular Interventional (RTR CI) required. 
    • If doesn't possess one of the above registries, must be licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.