32 hours per week - Benefit eligible
Responsible for assessing the nursing care needs and initiating appropriate interventions for patients in the Cardiology Department according to nursing and department philosophy, goals, policies and procedures. Maintains standards of nursing care and practice. Responsibilities include but are not limited to performing and assisting with all diagnostic procedures within cardiology and nuclear medicine. Duties include pharmacologic stress testing, conscious sedation, TEE and echo contrast studies and maintenance of pacemaker clinic.
Education Minimum: Graduate of a Registered Nurse Program
Preferred: Bachelor Degree in Nursing Registration/Certification/Licensure
Current PA RN license, Healthcare Provider CPR, and ACLS Experience Minimum
One year telemetry, critical care, or emergency room experience.
Preferred
One year cardiac diagnostic stress lab. Other Requirements
Excellent communication and organizational skills, high level of confidentiality and discretion. Status
Non-Exempt Physical Requirements
- The following frequency definitions apply to all
- Physical
- Requirements unless otherwise noted:
- Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)
- Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr) Constant (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)
- NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function. Non-Material Handling Standing
- Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - CONSTANT Walking
- Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - CONSTANT
- Sitting
- Body remains in a seated position - OCCASIONAL Stooping
- To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL Bending
- To flex the upper body forward - FREQUENT Twisting
- To rotate the upper body forward - FREQUENT Climbing
- To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - OCCASIONAL Ladders
- To ascend and descend ladders - N/A Stairs
- To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL Kneeling
- To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - OCCASIONAL Squatting
- To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL Crouching
- To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL Crawling
- To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - OCCASIONAL Reaching Horizontal
- To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - OCCASIONAL Reaching Overhead
- To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - OCCASIONAL Grasping
- Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - CONSTANT Finger Manipulation
- To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - CONSTANT Seeing
- Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT Hearing
- Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT Repetitive Upper Extremity Use
- Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - CONSTANT Repetitive Lower Extremity Use
- Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - N/A Material Handling Pushing
- To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from theperson OCCASIONAL 20# - 50# Pulling
- To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person OCCASIONAL 20# - 50# Lift
- Floor to Waist OCCASIONAL Up to 20# Lift
- Waist to shoulder OCCASIONAL Up to 20# Lift
- Shoulder to overhead OCCASIONAL Up to 20# Carrying
- To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet) OCCASIONAL Up to 20# Environmental Factors Working alone
- OCCASIONAL Working in cramped quarters
- N/A Constant interruptions
- CONSTANT Working with hands in water
- CONSTANT Use of power tools
- N/A Exposure to vibration
- N/A Exposure to dust
- N/A Exposure to noise (constant)
- N/A Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc)
- FREQUENT Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing
- N/A Exposure to slippery walking surfaces
- N/A Exposure to solvents, grease, oils
- OCCASIONAL Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift)
- OCCASIONAL Working with bloodborne pathogens
- CONSTANT Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand PhysicalDemand MetLevel Examples of similar activity intensity Sedentary toLight 0 - 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work. Medium 3.6 - 6.3 House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-playwith children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf(carrying clubs). Heavy to VeryHeavy > 6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailinghay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood. As relates to this position: Sedentary to Light
- - CONSTANT Medium - N/A Heavy to Very Heavy - N/A
