Nature of Duties:

The nature of the duties is to assist the nurses and physicians by providing direct patient care in areas of patient mobility, diagnostic testing and general support. Performs technical duties to assist the patients through diagnostic testing to assist nurses in maintenance of healthcare delivery standards. Treats patients in a caring warm professional manner. Assisting Nuclear Medicine Technicians with nuclear patients and assisting the floor nursing staff as needed. Cooperates with all team leaders and co-workers.

Qualifications:

1. High school diploma.

2. Experience and/or training as a medical technician or medical assistance is desired.

3. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Specific Duties:

1. Performs Exercise Treadmill Tests (ETT). Explains the procedure to the patient. Preps the patient (shaving and connecting electrodes), obtains the patient’s signature on the consent form, operates both Marquette ETT machines, obtains EKG printouts and needed documentation.

2. Draws blood (veni-puncture and finger-sticks PT). Correctly fills out the lab requisition forms completely and with proper ICD-9 codes.

3. Performs Electrocardiograms or EKGs. Explains the procedure to the patient. Operates all EKG machines.

4. Applies holter monitors (HM) or event monitors and explains the purpose of the procedure, and instructions for wearing and care of machine to the patient. Able to run the tape in the scanner and communicate to the CIS Holter Technician by computer and/or phone. Also cleans and maintains holter monitors.

5. Operates, calibrates and maintains the PT machine. Performs calibrations and runs the controls twice daily. Checks the refrigerator temperature daily.

6. Performs the weekly OSHA checklist.

7. Completes weekly stocking of supplies in exam rooms, nuclear prep, ETT prep, and cleans patient rooms weekly which includes wiping down counter tops in the prep rooms.

8. Assist nurses by moving patients to test areas, assisting patients with mobility, helping admit patients, assisting patients from the car into wheelchairs when needed, and occasionally bringing patients to the hospital in a wheelchair.

9. Assist the nuclear department with the Adenosine and Perfusion Stress Test.

10. Performs other related duties as assigned and serves in whatever other capacity deemed necessary for successful completion of the mission and goals of CIS and in concordance with its patient philosophy.

11. Fill out nuclear patient forms, checking for proper indications, physicians orders and checking insurance to see if pre-certification is needed. Obtain consents when necessary.

12. Bring patients to prep room, obtain current weight if the patient is for pharmacologic stress, explain the procedure to the patient, and have patient sign a consent form.

13. Obtain resting EKG, blood pressure and heart rate, get EKG signed by a physician, and obtain EKG, blood pressure and heart rate at timed intervals during exercise/stress.

14. Assist in staffing other clinics and departments when needed.

15. Create accurate and complete electronic stress test reports and enter electronic messages to other departments to assist with patient flow and document patient wait times.

Standards of Performance:

1. Keeps work area neat and organized. Reports safety issues to team leader immediately.

2. Works efficiently and manages time wisely. Assist other employees when all duties are complete.

3. Communicates any problems, difficulties or concerns regarding job duties to the Nursing Team Leader.

4. Performs all duties without significant error occurring with any regularity.

5. Meets all deadlines and timeframes for completion of assignments.

6. Represents CIS in a professional manner at all times. Demonstrates acceptable ability to interact with physicians, staff and “external” customers (patients, family members, insurance companies, home health etc.) on a professional level at all times. Exhibits good communication skills with physicians, patients, team leaders, and co-workers at all times.

7. Exhibits whenever possible a harmonious relationship with other CIS employee in order to accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the position. While perfect harmonious relationships with all employees is sometimes not achievable, not more than an occasional complaint should be received by the Nursing Team Leader about the incumbent of this position.

8. The employee shall work and relate cooperatively with all other employees (internal customers) of CIS to assure optimum care for the patients of CIS and to achieve standards of care set forth by the CIS medical staff.

9. Adheres to the CIS Compliance Plan as it pertains to the above specific job duties. Uses best efforts to maintain compliance by following the CIS Corporate Compliance Plan, attending CIS compliance education, following medical documentation guidelines, and communicating concerns regarding compliance issues.

10. Performs accurate and complete documentation in the patient’s medical record, when applicable. This includes documentation in both the paper record and the electronic medical record (EMR).

11. Work with the electronic medical record (EMR) staff to maintain quality and work towards future EMR development.

12. Maintains patient confidentiality according to the HIPAA standards of privacy and security.

Education

• High School or better