RN/RCIS
Location: Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Description: Doylestown Hospital is employing RN/RCIS right now, this vacancy will be situated in Pennsylvania. For detail informations about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. PURPOSE OF JOB
Assist with all aspects of delivery of care for patients having procedures in
the Cardiac Cath Lab including assisting physicians, patient assessments and
monitoring! , patient education and operation of equipment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
1. Has the knowledge base to be able to assist in performing the following
diagnostic and interventional tests: RIGHT HEART CATHS, LEFT HEART CATHS,
VENTRICULOGRAPHY, AORTOGRAPHY, CORONARY AND BYPASS GRAFT ANGIOGRAMS,
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY STUDIES AND ABLATIONS, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION,
TILT TABLE TESTING, INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP INSERTION, PERIPHERAL
DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL STUDIES AND INVASIVE HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING.
2. Has the assessment skills necessary to measure patient's response to above
measured procedures, taking into account age-specific criteria of patients
seen in this Cath Lab (teens, adults and the elderly).
3. In collaboration with the physician is able to intervene as appropriate to
prevent complications.
4. Maintains certification in BCLS and ACLS.
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5. Training and inservicing to other hospital departments! involved in
patient's care.
6. Pre and post-cath patient instruction, education and follow-up.
7. Able to perform sheath removal with good hemostasis, using appropriate
method for each patient: Manual hold, C-Clamp device, AngioSeal device,
VasoSeal device, Perclose or FemoStop.
8. Positions may be Per-Diem, Casual, Part-time or Full-time.
9. On-call coverage is assigned equally to all Associates. Associates may seek
out their own coverage for call and can give up part, or all of their
assigned on-call time.
10. Recognizes the existence of cultural differences and utilizes appropriate
resources available throughout the Hospital to respond to the needs of the
pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient, family member and/or
visitor.
Job Qualifications:
A. Education
Graduate of approved School of Nursing
Grad! uate of accredited School of Cardiovascular Technology.
B. Experience
1-2 years experience in Cardiac Cath Lab or Radiology Special Procedures Room and/or 1-2 years experience in CCU/ICU or 2-3 years experience in Emergency Room.
*** Very strong background required in Cardiovascular Anatomy, Physiology,
Pathophysiology, Waveform Analysis, Arrhythmia Detection and Cardio-
Vascular Pharmacology.
C. Other Skills
Current ACLS and CPR certification.
D. License Certification and Registration
Current Licensure, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs or
Registry credentials (RCIS or RCVT) with CCI/NBCVT (invasive) or equivalent.
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This vacancy will be started on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 21:52:27 GMT