Reports to :

Director, Heart Center Position Supervises :

N/A Responsibilities include but are not limited to direct and indirect patient care within the Electrophysiology (EP) Lab. Provides nursing care to patients undergoing EP procedures. Provides assistance to the Electrophysiologist in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders. Operates EP recording/stimulating and other related EP equipment. Recording and measuring of intra cardiac electro-grams. Under direction of EP physician sets up imaging equipment. Assists the electrophysiologist with the performance of said procedures along with device implant procedures such as pacemakers, ICDs, and LAAO procedures. Education ⚬

Minimum:

Graduate of a Registered Nurse Program ⚬

Preferred:

Bachelor Degree in

Nursing Registration/Certification/Licensure :

Current PA RN license, Healthcare Provider

CPR, ACLS

Experience ⚬

Minimum:

One year of telemetry, critical care, or emergency room experience. ⚬

Preferred:

Recent electrophysiology experience to include device implants and ablations. Skill set to include, circulation, scrubbing, hemodynamic monitoring and insertion of intra-arterial/venous catheters during the EP procedures.

Other Requirements :

N/A Status :

Non-Exempt Physical Requirements:

The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted:

Occasional:

(0-1/3 of day , 0

• 2.5 hrs/day, 1
• 4 reps/hr)

Frequent:

(1/3

• 2/3 of day , 2.5
• 5.5 hrs/day, 5
• 24 reps/hr)

Constant:

(> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)

NOTE:

An asterisk (

• ) indicates that the item is an essential function. Non-Material Handling
• Standing
• Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary

• FREQUENT

• Walking
• Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about

• OCCASIONAL

• Sitting
• Body remains in a seated position

• OCCASIONAL

• Stooping
• To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist

• OCCASIONAL

• Bending
• To flex the upper body forward

• OCCASIONAL

• Twisting
• To rotate the upper body forward

• OCCASIONAL

• Climbing
• To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders
• N/A
• Ladders
• To ascend and descend ladders
• N/A
• Stairs
• To ascend and descend stairs

• OCCASIONAL

• Kneeling
• To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees

• OCCASIONAL

• Squatting
• To move the body downwards by bending both knees

• OCCASIONAL

• Crouching
• To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs

• OCCASIONAL

• Crawling
• To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees
• N/A
• Reaching Horizontal
• To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height

• OCCASIONAL

• Reaching Overhead
• To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height

• OCCASIONAL

• Grasping
• Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object

• FREQUENT

• Finger Manipulation
• To manipulate objects with the use of fingers

• FREQUENT

• Seeing
• Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity

• CONSTANT

• Hearing
• Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity

• CONSTANT

• Repetitive Upper Extremity Use
• Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time

• CONSTANT

• Repetitive Lower Extremity Use
• Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time
• N/A Material Handling
• Pushing
• To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person

FREQUENT

• 20#
• 50#
• Pulling
• To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person

FREQUENT

• 20#
• 50#
• Lift
• Floor to Waist

FREQUENT

• 20#
• 50#
• Lift
• Waist to shoulder

FREQUENT

• 20#
• 50#
• Lift
• Shoulder to overhead

FREQUENT

• 20#
• 50#
• Carrying
• To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)

FREQUENT

• 20#
• 50# Environmental Factors
• Working alone
• N/A
• Working in cramped quarters

• OCCASIONAL

• Constant interruptions

• FREQUENT

• Working with hands in water
• N/A
• Use of power tools
• N/A
• Working on ladders/scaffolding
• N/A
• Exposure to vibration
• N/A
• Exposure to dust
• N/A
• Exposure to noise (constant)
• N/A
• Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc)
• N/A
• Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing
• N/A
• Exposure to slippery walking surfaces
• N/A
• Exposure to solvents, grease, oils
• N/A
• Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift)

• OCCASIONAL

• Working with bloodborne pathogens

• CONSTANT

  Cardiovascular Energy Requirements
• Physical Demand Physical Demand Met Level Examples of similar activity intensity Sedentary to Light 0
• 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work. Medium 3.6
• 6.

3 House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs). Heavy to Very Heavy > 6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.

As relates to this position:

• Sedentary to Light

• CONSTANT

• Medium
• N/A
• Heavy to Very Heavy
• N/A