GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Supervision of nuclear medicine stress testing, stress echo testing, exercise treadmill testing and chart review.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Communicate and collaborate with physicians, leadership, nuclear technologists, echocardiographers and others.
• Review and triage of abnormal test results and refer to physicians/ARNPs for orders.
• Timely documentation of patient/nurse interactions in the electronic health record.
• Function as patient advocate.
• Facilitate and maintain good public relations.
• Refer patients to physicians or other health care providers and programs as appropriate.
• Function as liaison between physicians, office, family, community, community providers and hospital staff.
• Communicate with peers regarding new medications, office procedures, etc.
• Collaborate in policy and procedure development.
• Utilize the Nursing Process to identify and resolve problems within the scope of practice
• Perform nursing duties as designated through policies, guidelines, procedures, protocols, orders, and patient plan of care including managing and coordinating the activities required for the delivery of safe patient care during cardiac imaging procedures
• Must be familiar with cardiac stress testing protocols and EKG rhythms
• Monitors nuclear and dobutamine stress echoes, exercise stress tests and bubble studies as needed.
• Establish IV access and administer IV medications as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

CSC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Adheres to the Attendance and Punctuality Policy and Procedure standards, and maintains reliable attendance
• Contributes to the success of the organization by meeting organizational competency expectations and core values (respect, integrity, stewardship, excellence, collaboration and kindness), continuously learning, and by performing other duties as needed or assigned

VALUES BASED BEHAVIORS

• Respect: Seek first to understand
• Integrity: Do the right thing
• Stewardship: Live lean
• Excellence: Be your best/Act for safety’s sake
• Collaboration: Team up
• Kindness: Create warmth and comfort

Job descriptions represent a general outline of job duties, functions, and qualifications. They are not intended to be comprehensive in nature. In addition, jobs evolve over time and therefore their description may not reflect the precise nature of the position at a given point in time.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instruction, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with 10s and 100s.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurements, volume, and distance. Proficiency in medication dosage calculations.

• Ability to communicate effectively

• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Ability to accept responsibility willingly
• Ability to set priorities and use good judgment

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree (BSN) from four-year college or university or an Associate’s degree (ADN) in Nursing from an accredited school of Nursing with three related experience and/or training in cardiac care required.
• Experience with cardiac stress testing and EKG rhythms preferred, or willingness to train in these skills.
• Registered Nurse in the State of Washington
• Current American Heart Association BLS/CPR
• Current ACLS certification

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time utilizing eyes, hands and fingers to handle, feel and type; and reach with hands and arms to type use mouse, keyboard, and monitor
• Hearing must be adequate to converse in person, on the telephone, to hear emergency alarms on equipment and in the facility, to hear the overhead paging system, and be able to evaluate patients.
• This position requires prolonged periods of standing, sitting and reaching, often reaching and holding an awkward position.
• Requires a significant amount of time spent on feet and operating machines to perform specific procedures.
• Will be required to lift and pull patients that require assistance when performing a diagnostic procedure or responding to an emergency.
• Requires frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing 50 lbs or more.