Vascular Technology

Fall 2018

Enrollment:

Fall

Degrees and Certificates

Program Website:

View the program website

Tuition and Fees

http://www.ccs.spokane.edu/TuitionFees

Additional Costs

Books$1000
Supplies and Equipment$200
Misc. Fees*$500
* Estimate seven quarters. Misc fee includes: uniforms, insurance, national certification exam, physical exam

Program Description

Vascular Technology is an Allied Health profession in which practitioners perform diagnostic and monitoring procedures using sound waves. The vascular sonographer performs examinations at the request or direction of a physician. Through subjective sampling and/or recording, the vascular sonographer proceeds with the examination to create an easily definable foundation of data from which a correct anatomic and physiologic diagnosis may be established for each patient.

The various types of ultrasound imaging equipment require a highly skilled sonographer to obtain the imaging information or other data required. The vascular sonographer must obtain appropriate history, physical findings, and pertinent laboratory data to adapt the imaging techniques to obtain comprehensive and diagnostic information.

The Vascular Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee for Cardiovascular Technology (www.jrccvt.org), JRC-CVT, 6 Pine Knoll Drive, Beverly, MA 01915-1425; (978) 456-5594.

Students within the Vascular Technology program are required to complete a six month, full-time clinical internship.  As clinical space is limited in Spokane and the surrounding area, the student may be required to complete their internship in an out-of-town and/or out-of-area medical center.

Admission Recommendations/Requirements: Program Prerequisites:

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Perform high quality vascular tests on patients, while tailoring the examinations to bring out abnormalities present.
  2. Develop skill in performing indirect and direct vascular imaging and Doppler assessment in all areas of the body.
  3. Quantitate, subjectively evaluate, and interpret data collected to assist the physician in arriving at a diagnosis.
  4. Develop clinical understanding of the anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the major vascular diseases and disorders.
  5. Communicate effectively in a professional manner with physicians, patients, and members of the healthcare team.

Career Opportunities

Vascular technologists are employed in hospital settings, clinics, physician’s offices, free-standing vascular laboratories or mobile services, where the technologist and/or the instrument is transported to the patient or remote office.
POTENTIAL POSITIONS INCLUDE: vascular technologist, vascular sonographer, cardiovascular technologist

AAS - SCC

Offered at Locations:  Spokane Community College

Prerequisites

-  BIOL&160 General Biology w/Lab 
-  BIOL&241 Human A & P 1 
-  BIOL&242 Human A & P 2 
-  CMST 127 Leadership Development 
-  ENGL&101 English Composition I 
-  MATH 99 Intermediate Algebra 

First Quarter

VASC 100Introduction to Echo and Vascular 2
VASC 112Vascular Fundamentals 4
VASC 116Acute Coronary Syndrome 1
VASC 117Cardiovascular Pharm 1 1
VASC 125Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation I 5
VASC 213Electrophysiology 4
17

Second Quarter

VASC 122Vascular Procedures I 4
VASC 123Hemodynamics 2
VASC 124Cardiovascular Pharm 2 1
VASC 126Technical Skills/Reading Hemodynamics 1
VASC 127Technical Skills/Pharmacology 1
VASC 133ECHO Fundamentals 5
VASC 135Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation II 5
19

Third Quarter

VASC 131Core Concepts in Vasc 2
VASC 132Vascular Procedures II 6
VASC 134Vascular Technical Skills I 2
VASC 136Comparative Imaging Analysis 3
VASC 138Cardiovascular Physiology 4
17

Fourth Quarter

VASC 139Surgical Asepsis 1
VASC 140Technical Skills/Surgical Asepsis 1
VASC 141Data Collection and Presentation 3
VASC 142Survey of Diagnostic Medical Sonography 3
VASC 143Vascular Screening Simulation 4
VASC 144Vascular Screening Seminar 2
14

Fifth Quarter

VASC 251Vascular Technical Skills 4
VASC 252Advanced Vascular Techniques 7
VASC 253Vascular Clinical I 2
VASC 254Vascular Clinical Preparation 2
VASC 255Research Methods and Biostatistics 3
VASC 256Cardiovascular Pathophysiology 1
19

Sixth Quarter

VASC 262Vascular Clinical II 14
14

Seventh Quarter

VASC 272Vascular Clinical III 14
14
114 credits are required for the AAS

Disclaimer: The college cannot guarantee courses will be offered in the quarters indicated. During the period this guide is in circulation, there may be curriculum revisions and program changes. Students are responsible for consulting the appropriate academic unit or adviser for more current and specific information. the information in this guide is subject to change and does not constitute an agreement between the college and the student.