Registered Nurse (RN) - Senior Electrophysiology Technologist, EP Lab, FT, Days

Prisma Health; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Prisma Health in Greenville, SC is seeking an experienced registered nurse to support electrophysiology procedures in an acute inpatient setting. You will assist physicians, scrub, monitor, and assist with stimulations, while maintaining patient/family centered care.

You will monitor ECGs, manage intracardiac/intravascular pressures, ensure sterile technique, prepare procedure rooms, and uphold infection control and radiation safety standards. On-call shifts may be required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Nursing
• Two (2) years of Cardiac Telemetry experience and two (2) years of EP lab experience
• Holds a current RN license recognized by the NCSBN Compact or SC license
• BLS
• ACLS
• RCIS preferred
• RCES preferred
• Knowledge of arrhythmias and mapping techniques
• Computer and data entry skills

Responsibilities

• Monitors patient’s ECG and reports rhythm disturbances to physician.
• Monitors intracardiac and intravascular pressures.
• Scrub duties and sterile technique.
• Circulating duties and room setup per infection control guidelines.
• Radiation safety and EP equipment setup.
• Provides care using nursing process and plans of care.
• Maintains professional licensure and ongoing competency.

Skills

Arrhythmia knowledge

Mapping techniques knowledge

Computer skills / data entry

Office equipment knowledge

Patient equipment knowledge

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

RN licensure (SC）

BLS

ACLS

RCIS preferred

RCES preferred

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Facilitates electrophysiology procedures through room preparation, patient preparation, patient monitoring. Assists physicians with procedures in scrubbing, monitoring and stimulating roles. Provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an acute inpatient setting, fostering patient/family centered care. Demonstrates clinical competency utilizing evidence based practices/research in all areas of the nursing process. Adheres to all compliance and policy/procedures of the organization. Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory agency requirements (Joint Commission, state health department, CMS). Provides care within the scope of the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act. The Electrophysiology setting may require some amount of late stay shifts and on-call work.

Bonus

This position is bonus eligible, follow this link for details .

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Accomplishes monitoring duties for implantable devices and all EP ablations to include complex. Monitors patient’s electrocardiogram and reports rhythm disturbances to physician. Monitors and record intracardiac and intravascular pressures.
• Accomplishes scrub duties. Practices sterile techniques. Ensures tasks are accomplished effectively and accurately. Assists and anticipates needs of physicians.
• Accomplishes circulating duties. Prepares procedure room using infection control guidelines. Ensures radiation protection techniques are followed. Performs accurate set-up of EP equipment. Ensures proper use of RF generator and stimulator. Places electrodes, defibrillator, and appropriate ground pads on patient for monitoring. Checks prep for accuracy. Checks patient chart for correct permit. Performs quality equipment checks daily.
• Assists with recovery duties. Obtains hemostasis as needed. Safely returns patients to room or nursing unit after procedure when necessary. Checks for pedal pulse and bleeding. Ensures that patient is comfortable. Ensures other team members are informed of patient status.
• Orders and restocks supplies as needed. Retrieves supplies from Central Supply and Material Services as needed. Compares case load and on-hand supplies and obtains needed supplies. Ensures instruments are cleaned and prepared for Central Supply per department policy and infection control.
• Using the nursing process to gather patient information, formulates a plan of care, implement the plan of care, and evaluate and/or revise the care plan. Incorporates patient family learning needs and teaches accordingly.
• Ensures appropriate surveillance of assigned patients; identifies barriers related to specific care issues and seeks assistance as appropriate, thereby maintaining quality and patient safety.
• Maintains professional licensure and takes personal accountability for maintaining competency through education and professional activities.
• Successful completion of the PH arrhythmia Competency exam.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Associate degree in Nursing
• Experience - Two (2) years of Cardiac Telemetry and two (2) years of EP lab experience

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.
• BLS
• ACLS
• RCIS preferred
• RCES preferred

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Understands mechanics of arrhythmias. Knowledge of mapping techniques for ablation and arrhythmias.
• Computer skills / Data entry skills
• Knowledge of office equipment
• Working knowledge of patient equipment

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Patewood Memorial Hospital

Facility

Patewood Hospital

Department

Electrophysiology

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