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Job No. 154506

  • Job Title:
  • Cardiology Nurse Coordinator
  • Employer:
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Location:
  • Philadelphia , PA
  • Posting Date:
  • 24-Dec-2024
  • Description:
  • Job Description

    Nursing Responsibilities:

    Triage all inpatient and outpatients
    Provide support to inpatient treatments and be a liaison between the services
    Actively participate in cardiology transfers as directed by clinicians
    Submit blood samples and prescription request to the lab/ pharmacy
    Run diagnostic tests such as BNP/troponin on the cardio VCheck unit
    Participate in clinic appointments and learn the common client discussions and discharge instructions
    Client communication and education, prescription refills and email correspondence.
    Perform sedation on cardiology patients when necessary.
    Perform 6 and 12-lead ECGs and provide basic interpretation
    Placement and removal of 48hr ambulatory ECG (Holter) monitoring equipment on patients
    Draft and populate Holter reports for individual clinicians
    Assist during cardiac catheterization procedures including operation of the fluoroscopy unit, angiocontrast power injector, cardiac catheter supply, device supply, pacemaker programmer, physiologic pressure and ECG monitor, thermodilution computer, and other cardiology-specific procedures
    Procedure logs: keep running tab of catheter material used with time stamp and generate electronic doc for the primary clinician
    Conduct outpatient nurse appointments
    Assist/perform pericardiocentesis, thoracocentesis, and abdominocentesis as directed by cardiologist.
    Student teaching-EKG, Doppler, venipuncture
    Charge Capture
    Coordinator Duties:

    Collaborate with section chief on a more efficient scheduling system for the service appointments and surgeries
    Obtain medical records from RDVM and upload to HIS no later than the day before appointment
    Coordinate and control patient flow, timing of diagnostic procedures, integration of in-house consults with outpatient duties.
    Enter RIS orders for echo or radiographs and insuring charge capture
    Serve as the initial contact person for other services requesting cardiology consultation.
    Manage Holter data- upload and submit raw, download and file reports and enter results in Holter report
    Specialty Inventory-special orders
    Oversee and train floater nurses and Harcum students while on cardiology rotation.
    General equipment maintenance and liaison for service contracts
    Doppler
    Pulse Ox
    Echo machines (Phillips& Vivid I, TEE probe)
    ECG
    Pacemaker Interrogators
    Holter units
    power injector
    Qualifications:

    CVT with a minimum 5 years’ experience in veterinary medicine

    Veterinary Technician C: CVT and 3-5 years of experience

    Veterinary Technician D: CVT and 5-8 years of experience

    Veterinary Technician E: CVT and 8 + years of experience

    Prior veterinary cardiology experience preferred

    Strong medical knowledge base

    Requires strong communication and interpersonal skills.

    Excellent organizational skills are essential

    Ability to multi-task while paying close attention to detail

    Must be able to work independently.

  •  Contact information:
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Philadelphia, PA 19104
  • United States
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