Rn Electrophys Lab

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to direct and indirect patient care within the Electrophysiology (EP) Lab. Provides nursing care to patients undergoing EP procedures. Provides assistance to the Electrophysiologist in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders. Operates EP recording/stimulating and other related EP equipment. Recording and measuring of intra cardiac electro-grams. Under direction of EP physician sets up imaging equipment.

Assists the electrophysiologist with the performance of said procedures along with device implant procedures such as pacemakers, ICDs, and LAAO procedures.

• Minimum:
  Graduate of a Registered Nurse Program
• Preferred:
  Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Current PA RN license, Healthcare Provider CPR, ACLS

• Minimum:
  One year of telemetry, critical care, or emergency room experience.
• Preferred:
  Recent electrophysiology experience to include device implants and ablations. Skill set to include, circulation, scrubbing, hemodynamic monitoring and insertion of intra-arterial/venous catheters during the EP procedures.

N/A

Non-Exempt

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.

• Standing* - Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - FREQUENT
• Walking* - Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - OCCASIONAL
• 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 - OCCASIONAL
• Twisting* - To rotate the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
• Climbing* - To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - N/A
• 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 - N/A
• 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 - FREQUENT
• Finger Manipulation* - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - FREQUENT
• 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

• 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 the person - FREQUENT - 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 - FREQUENT - 20# - 50#
• Lift
  - Floor to Waist - FREQUENT - 20# - 50#
• Lift
  - Waist to shoulder - FREQUENT - 20# - 50#
• Lift
  - Shoulder to overhead - FREQUENT…