Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist 2

Inova Health Center 44035 - Loudoun is looking for a dedicated Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist 2 to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift either 4–10-hour shifts or 5–8-hour shifts Monday – Friday. 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 Specialist 2 Job Responsibilities: 

• The Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist 2 provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a resource, preceptor, and mentor.
• Uses standards and guidelines for cost-effective care delivery while incorporating data and information to continuously improve care and practice to enhance outcomes.
• Provides safe and therapeutic care in a holistic and caring way while incorporating differences into the provision of care. 
• Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs (e.g. treatment options).
• 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 etc. and injection of contrast media. 
• Administers medications, including moderate sedation, as directed by the physician.
• 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.

• Certification: 
  • Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association required upon start.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support from the American Heart Association required upon start. 
  • Registered in one of the below, unless at least 5 years of Interventional Radiology Tech experience with active RTR registry, OR 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. 
• License: If doesn't possess one of the above registries, must be licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.

• Experience: One year of experience in interventional Cardiac Cath Lab or Electrophysiology Lab performing Cardio Invasive Specialist duties or equivalent years of experience as a nurse working in a critical care hospital unit.