Cardio Invasive Specialist - Cardiovascular Lab

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Summary:

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* Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
* Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
* Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
* Malpractice liability insurance
* Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
* EPIC electronic charting system

Responsibilities:

• Performs advanced cardiovascular laboratory functions, independently serving in scrub, monitor/recording, and, upon obtaining RCIS certification within one year of hire, circulator roles for a variety of diagnostic and interventional procedures, including Adult Cardiac Catheterization, Vascular, Cardiac Devices, Electrophysiology, Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization, Neuro Intervention, and Structural Heart services.

• Provides clinical leadership and serves as a Daily Team Lead, ensuring procedural readiness, operational efficiency, accurate medication administration, charge capture, case documentation, reporting accuracy, and compliance with departmental, hospital, and regulatory requirements.

• Leads and supports assigned service lines or specialty programs by developing strategic plans, monitoring performance metrics, managing quality improvement initiatives, and coordinating resources to achieve operational and clinical goals.

• Functions as a clinical expert and resource for staff, providing education, orientation, training, mentoring, and ongoing professional development while supporting the implementation of new technologies, procedures, and equipment.

• Oversees service-specific supply and equipment management, including inventory control, equipment maintenance, purchasing recommendations, and ensuring procedural areas remain safe, clean, and fully operational.

• Ensures compliance with hospital policies, accreditation standards, and local, state, and federal regulations related to patient care, documentation, infection prevention, radiation safety, environmental safety, and quality assurance.

• Responds effectively to emergent situations, assessing and interpreting patient data to provide age-appropriate care for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations.

• Develops, tracks, analyzes, and reports quality, operational, and service line indicators to support continuous improvement and departmental performance objectives.

• Serves as a subject matter expert, super user, or departmental officer for designated programs, technologies, safety initiatives, radiation protection, wellness, or specialty service areas.

• Supports departmental operations through participation in shared governance activities, collaboration with leadership and physicians, maintenance of positive customer relationships, and, when assigned, assumes coordinator responsibilities in the absence of department leadership.

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, disease processes, diagnostic and interventional procedures, quality management principles, operational processes, budgeting, and advanced troubleshooting required to support a complex cardiovascular care environment.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.