Cath Lab Assistant - Rex Invasive Heart & Vascular

UNC Health Care; Raleigh (NC); Sur place; USD 32 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UNC Health in Raleigh, NC, is seeking a Paramedic for Rex Invasive Heart & Vascular. The role includes patient transport, monitoring EKGs, assisting with interventional procedures and documenting care in Epic/Merge.

Shift is 07:00–19:30 with no weekends; requires EMT-P, ACLS within 90 days, BCLS, and at least one year of paramedic experience. Join a large health system focused on safety and quality of care.

Qualifications

• Must have EMT-P license and ACLS within 90 days of hire.
• BCLS certification required.
• At least one year of paramedic experience.

Responsabilités

• Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others.
• Assists with equipment management and prepares devices for use.
• Transports patients within the facility with focus on patient experience.
• Keeps rooms clean, stocked and organized; assists with inventory.
• Participates in QA and performance improvement initiatives.
• Maintains communication with coworkers and provides SBAR handoffs.
• Monitors patient rhythms and interprets EKGs during procedures.
• Documents care and patient status in Epic and Merge.
• Assists with diagnostic/interventional procedures including sheath pulls for hemostasis.
• Prepares patients for sterile procedures and attaches monitoring equipment.
• Assesses vitals and status prior to procedures; establishes IV access and Foley as needed.
• Collects blood samples per protocols.

Connaissances

Language skills

Math skills

Reasoning ability

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

EMT-P Certification

ACLS Certification

BCLS Certification

Description du poste

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary: Assists with equipment management, patient transport, performance improvement activities and identifies and monitors patient rhythms and monitors and interprets EKGs

Responsibilities

• Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others.
• Assists with equipment management: troubleshooting, and routing for repair. Ensures availability of ultrasound devices IABP etc. and prepares for use.
• Provides transport of patients to and from designated areas within the facility with service excellence and focus to the patient experience. Aids with transfer of patients from wheelchair, bed and stretcher.
• Assists clinical staff with keeping rooms and central area, neat, clean and orderly, while making sure rooms are stocked with linens/supplies. Assists with inventory and dissemination of supplies.
• Participates in QA with performance improvement initiatives.
• Maintains appropriate communication with all coworkers and provides primary SBAR for patient handoff with prep and recovery units.
• Properly identifies and monitors patient rhythms Monitors and interprets EKGs prior to and during procedures.
• Uses Epic and Merge to document patients' status, delivery of care, and evaluation of the patient's response to care according to unit specific procedure and established protocols.
• Assists with diagnostic and interventional procedures including responsibility for sheath pulls and groin management to ensure proper hemostasis.
• Prepares patients for sterile procedures to include attaching EKGs, BP, pulse oximetry, oxygen and defibrillation pads.
• Assesses and monitors patients' vitals and status prior to procedures.
• Establishes Intravenous access and Foley placement when needed
• Collects blood samples when needed in accordance with unit specific procedure and established protocols

07:00 - 19:30 -shift hours, no weekends

Other Information

Education Requirements

• * Requires high school diploma or general education diploma.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• * Must have BCLS and EMT-P. ACLS required within 90 days of hire.
• * EMT-P;ACLS;BCLS

Professional Experience Requirements

• * At least one year of paramedic experience.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• * LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clerical and clinical information and procedures. Ability to effectively communicate with staff, physicians, and patients/guests.
• * MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10?s and 100?s.
• * REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in usually standardized situations.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Invasive Heart & Vascular

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range:$23.24 - $33.41 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.