RN - Stress Testing, Cardiac Imaging Westwood

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - Los Angeles Health is seeking a registered nurse to perform non-invasive cardiology procedures, including stress echocardiography, treadmill testing, and bubble studies in outpatient settings.

Candidate must have a California RN license, 2+ years in acute care, and 6 months cardiology experience, with BLS and ACLS certifications. Expect collaboration with staff to ensure safe, accurate testing and patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Nursing with minimum 2 years in acute care and at least 6 months cardiology experience.
• California RN License is required.
• BLS from AHA or Red Cross.
• ACLS from AHA or Red Cross.
• Knowledge of exercise testing principles and ECG changes.

Responsibilities

• Perform Stress Echos, treadmill tests, and bubble studies as ordered.
• Provide direct patient care in outpatient cardiac procedures.
• Ensure equipment calibration and maintenance for valid data collection.
• Collaborate with physicians and staff to support testing and reporting.

Skills

Cardiac stress testing knowledge

ECG interpretation knowledge

ACLS awareness

Infection control adherence

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

California RN License

Tools

Epic

Syngo

Job description

Description

In this role you would be in a non-invasive Cardiodiagnostics department provides direct care to patients undergoing outpatient cardiac procedures, cardiac evaluation. You will be responsible for preforming Stress Echos, Treadmills and Bubble Studies as ordered by staff physicians under Standardized Procedures.You may provide coverage at other UCLA cardiac stress labs.

Salary Range: $70.59-106.80/hrly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Nursing with a minimum of 2 years
  or greater experience in an acute care unit and at least 6 months cardiology
  experience required.
• California RN License
• BLS from American Heart Association or American
  Red Cross
• ACLS from American Heart Association or American
  Red Cross
• Knowledge of principles and details of exercise
  testing, including proper lead placement and skin preparation
• Knowledge of electrocardiography and changes in
  the ECG that may result from exercise, hyperventilation, ischemia, hypertrophy,
  conduction disorders, electrolyte disturbances, and drugs
• Knowledge of conditions and circumstances that
  can cause false-positive, indeterminate, or false-negative test results
• Knowledge of alternative or supplementary
  diagnostic procedures to exercise testing and when they should be used
  responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of this equipment and for ensuring
  that all devices are properly calibrated to be able to collect valid and
  reliable data.
• 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
• Supervise and perform exercise and cardiac
  stress testing in the absence of a physician.
• Initiate and direct interventions in accordance
  with ACLS guidelines for patients with or without physician present under the
  following circumstances: life threatening or symptomatic dysrhythmias,
  symptomatic hypotension, and acute chest pain and Provide preliminary test
  results
• Identify high‑risk patients and alert the
  supervising physician
• Knowledge of alternative physiological
  cardiovascular tests
• 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