What are the responsibilities and job description for the CARDIOLOGY CLINICIAN position at Butler Memorial Hospital?
32 HOURS PER WEEK - BENEFIT ELIGIBLE
Responsible for assessing the nursing care needs and initiating appropriate interventions for patients in the Cardiology Department according to nursing and department philosophy, goals, policies and procedures. Maintains standards of nursing care and practice. Responsibilities include but are not limited to performing and assisting with all diagnostic procedures within cardiology and nuclear medicine. Duties include pharmacologic stress testing, conscious sedation, TEE and echo contrast studies and maintenance of pacemaker clinic.
Education
Minimum:
Graduate of a Registered Nurse Program
Preferred:
Bachelor Degree in Nursing
Registration/Certification/Licensure
Current PA RN license, Healthcare Provider CPR, and ACLS
Experience
Minimum:
One year telemetry, critical care, or emergency room experience.
Preferred:
One year cardiac diagnostic stress lab.
Other Requirements
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 - CONSTANT
Walking *
- Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - CONSTANT
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 - FREQUENT
Twisting
- To rotate the upper body forward - FREQUENT
Climbing
- To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - OCCASIONAL
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 - OCCASIONAL
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 - CONSTANT
Finger Manipulation *
- To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - CONSTANT
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 theperson
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
20# - 50#
Lift
- Floor to Waist
Up to 20#
Lift*
- Waist to shoulder
Up to 20#
Lift*
- Shoulder to overhead
Up to 20#
Carrying*
- To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)
Up to 20#
Environmental Factors
Working alone
- OCCASIONAL
- N/A
- CONSTANT
- CONSTANT
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
- FREQUENT
- N/A
- N/A
- OCCASIONAL
- OCCASIONAL
- CONSTANT
PhysicalDemand
MetLevel
Examples of similar activity intensity
Sedentary toLight
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-playwith children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf(carrying clubs).
Heavy to VeryHeavy
> 6.4
Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailinghay, 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
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