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SalaryIn this role, you will work independently provide care to the patients served performing Cardiac stress tests with other qualified personnel under standardized procedure within the site. These tests include Echo Stress Treadmill, Stress Echo with Contrast and Stress Routine Treadmill. You will utilize specialized knowledge and skills for patient care, supervision, evaluation, and teaching; may act as a resource person within the Cardiac Stress lab. You will also utilize experience, in-depth knowledge and an intuitive grasp of the patient’s condition to efficiently focus on the most significant patient problems as well as collaborate with medical staff in managing pre-emergent and emergent patient care situations such as terminating a stress test when patient is in distress. Salary Range: $63.83 - $96.57
* BSN/MSNBLS and ACLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross * Active CA RN License * minimum of 2 years or greater experience in an acute care unit and at least 6 months cardiology experience * Ability to perform patient care in an appropriate fashion, depicting all protocols consistent with appropriate diagnostic requirements. * Ability to provide timely information to the physicians (both referring and reading). * Ability to depict lethal diagnostic information that should be considered emergent and communicate with the appropriate entities. * Ability to push heavy equipment to do portable studies. * Ability to adhere to infection control initiatives as they pertain to the use of all equipment. * Ability to adhere to policies and standardized procedures that govern practice. * Ability to utilize computer applications to review information consistent and necessary for providing continuity of care (Epic, Syngo). * Ability to work under considerable pressure and in the modification of ongoing patient care assignment. * Ability to work as a team, taking and giving direction to other team members as appropriate. * Knowledge of consent process * Supervise and perform exercise and pharmacological cardiac stress testing in the absence of a physician. * Initiate and direct interventions in accordance with ACLS guidelines for patients with or without physician present under the following circumstances: life threatening or symptomatic dysrhythmias, symptomatic hypotension, and acute chest pain and Provide preliminary test results * Identify high-risk patients and alert the supervising physician * Knowledge of appropriate indications for exercise testing * Knowledge of alternative physiological cardiovascular tests * Knowledge of appropriate contraindications, risks, and risk assessment of testing * Knowledge to promptly recognize and treat complications of exercise testing Competence in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and successful completion of an AHA- sponsored course in advanced cardiovascular life support and renewal on a regular basis * Knowledge of various exercise protocols and indications for each * Knowledge of basic cardiovascular and exercise physiology, including hemodynamic response * Knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and the ability to recognize * Knowledge of cardiovascular drugs and how they can affect exercise performance, hemodynamics, and the ECG * California RN License * Bachelor’s in Nursing with minimum 6 months experience. Preferred Master’s degree in Nursing. Master degree in Nursing with one year of recent experience including at least six months in the area of specialization; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience cardiac specific 6 months minimum. * Knowledge of principles and details of exercise testing, including proper lead placement and skin preparation * Knowledge of electrocardiography and changes in the ECG that may result from exercise, hyperventilation, ischemia, hypertrophy, conduction disorders, electrolyte disturbances, and drugs * Knowledge of conditions and circumstances that can cause false-positive, indeterminate, or false-negative test results * Knowledge of alternative or supplementary diagnostic procedures to exercise testing and when they should be used responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of this equipment and for ensuring that all devices are properly calibrated to be able to collect valid and reliable data.
