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Description

The clinical nurse III in the non-invasive Cardiodiagnostics department provides direct care to patients undergoing outpatient cardiac procedures, cardiac evaluation. The clinical nurse III will be responsible for preforming Stress Echos, Treadmills and Bubble Studies as ordered by staff physicians under Standardized Procedures.

• Nurse may provide coverage at other UCLA cardiac stress labs : Calabasas, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Porter Ranch.

Salary Range : $67.02-$101.40 / hourly

Qualifications

Required : Valid, CA RN License

BLS Card, ACLS from AHA or ARC

BSN or MSN

2+ years of experience in an acute care unit with at least 6 months of 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

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

Knowledge of principles and

details of exercise testing, including proper lead placement and skin preparation

Preferred :

MSN with one year of recent experience including at least six months in the area of specialization