Echo RN

About Us:

Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals.

With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community.

Job Summary:

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Triage stress test requests for appropriateness and safety
• Perform exercise and pharmacological stress testing
• Demonstrate basic understanding of cardiac hemodynamics
• Recognize and interpret arrhythmias and heart block abnormalities and electrocardiographic changes which occur in myocardial ischemia/infarction
• Demonstrate understanding of the indications for artificial pacemakers, mechanisms, normal function, signs of malfunction, and ECG patterns
• Demonstrate understanding of pharmacology and drugs which affect cardiac function
• Demonstrate understanding of common forms of invasive cardiac diagnostics
• Perform I.V. administration and vital sign measurements
• Demonstrate understanding of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation through American Heart Association
• Perform and document in the electronic medical record
• Assist physicians with or coordinate patient treatment, procedures and surgeries
• Perform venipunctures, IV therapies and injections according to physicians’ orders or patient emergencies

Education, Licensure/Certification, and Training:

• Associate Degree in Nursing
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred
• Current Michigan Registered Nurse License
• Current BLS Certification
• 2-4 years’ experience in an ambulatory care setting, preferably in Cardiology
• Knowledge of nursing theory and practice to give and evaluate patient care
• Knowledge of OSHA, MIOSHA, JACHO and HIPPA regulations
• Knowledge of Public Health Code and Michigan Nurse Practice Act preferred

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Good written and verbal communication skills to convey and receive information effectively (face-to-face, telephone and electronic)
• Good analytical and judgment skills
• Ability to use computer software programs and systems
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding patients, personnel and/or financial data
• Excellent organizational skills to work independently, prioritize, handle multiple tasks and manage time

Safety Requirements:

• Compliance with Department Health and Safety policies and procedures

Working Conditions/Schedules:

• 40-hour workweek
• Hours and days to be determined by the business needs of the department
• May require on-call duty and the ability to work outside of scheduled work hours when the need arises

Wayne Health is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer