Students must have their health science clinical files completed before they attend clinical. Students reentering the programs or entering with advanced standing, must update their files before attending clinical.

All required paperwork is to be turned in to the health science office: Building 9, Room 132.

Photocopy

(Students must bring in a copy; the office is not equipped to make copies for students.)

1. Medical insurance - bring in a copy of your medical insurance card or purchase medical insurance from the SCC cashier and bring in a copy of your receipt. (If you have SCC medical insurance, it must be updated each quarter and a copy of your receipt must be brought in for your file.)

2. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR card - bring in a copy of a current CPR card (within the last year). This must be updated annually as long as you are in the program, and a copy must be kept on file.

Originals Required

1. TB test - bring in documented results of two- step TB test (two separate tests within the last year). Must show results and be signed and dated by a healthcare provider. The TB test must be within the last year and updated annually in your file as long as you are in the program and a copy on file.

2. DT - Diphtheria/Tetanus vaccination within the last 10 years. Must be signed and dated by a healthcare provider.

3. MMR - Measles/Mumps/Rubella vaccination or a titer for each of the diseases showing immunity. Must be signed and dated by healthcare provider.

4. A photo copy of your shot card may be substituted for the above immunizations (TB, DT, MMR).

5. Physical - current physical - signed and dated by the physician. Use Health Science physical form.

6. Drug screening - mandatory drug screening through Pathology Associates - results of which will be sent to the Dean by the lab. Students need to turn in a copy of their receipt for their file.

7. Hepatitis B form - SCC form - completed and turned in for file.

8. Chicken Pox form - SCC form - completed and turned in for file.

9. Flu Vaccine form - SCC form - completed and turned in for file.

10. MultiCare Flu declination form

11. Clinical Agreement form - SCC form - completed and turned in for file.

12. National Background Check

Students are advised to keep a copy of their physical, TB test results and immunizations for their own records. Potential employers will be requesting this same documentation and the school is not responsible for providing such documentation.

Students who change programs or are reentering a program with advanced standing: previous files are not considered current and many file requirements will have to be updated.

It is the student's responsibility to maintain their own medical and personal records. You will need them again when you apply for employment in the medical field.

It is in your best interest to obtain a documented shot record from your healthcare provider and keep that record, along with updates, in a safe, accessible place in your personal file. It is also important for you to keep a copy of your CPR card and physical. The Health Science office does not provide copies.

The Cardiovascular Technology Programs (Invasive and Noninvasive) are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee for Cardiovascular Technology. The accredited agencies can be contacted at:

CAAHEP
www.caahep.org

JRC-CVT
6 Pine Knoll Dr
Beverly, MA 01915-1425
www.jrccvt.org

These charts reflect the accreditation report for the program. You can use it to compare programs for their strength. We at SCC are above threshold for all of our quality standards. There are currently 56 accredited ICT programs in the USA. See caahep.org for more information.

• 2019 Program and Outcome Statistics (SCC)

The invasive cardiovascular technologist is a health care professional who, through the use of specific high-technology equipment and at the direction of a qualified physician, performs procedures on patients leading to the diagnosis and treatment of congenital and acquired heart disease, and peripheral vascular disease.

As a member of the cardiac catheterization team, the cardiovascular technologist is a surgical scrub assistant, monitors the patient's condition, and operates other "CATH Lab." equipment.

The most important "CATH Lab" studies are coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention (where stents, balloons, plaque removal devices, and other treatments to restore blood flow are deployed), right heart catheterization (where blood flow measurements are made), electrophysiology (where irregular heartbeats are created, studied and treated) and pacemaker implantations.

Invasive cardiovascular technologists also work with physicians during critical times during heart attacks by restoring blood flow to diseased areas of the heart. They assist with percutaneous revascularization, give clot-dissolving drugs, and operate cardiac assist pumps. To learn more about what invasive cardiovascular technologists do, see our Sample Job Description.