Cardiopulmonary Tech Per Diem

BRISTOL HOSPITAL GROUP•Bristol, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of noninvasive cardiopulmonary testing on both inpatients and outpatients as defined below. Adheres to all established protocols and high reliability tenants. Has fluency in EMR and Cardiology PACS. Participates in monthly quality assurance programs and Kaizen initiatives.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in a healthcare related field, and/or completion of one year respiratory therapy or cardiopulmonary training program, or equivalent, e.g. LPN.
Must have one year experience or be able to be trained in one year, provided the employee has had necessary education as listed above.
Cardiopulmonary Technologists performing PFT and ABG testing must be either a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRTT) or Registered Respiratory Technologist (RRT), and licensed by the State of Connecticut.
No licensing or certification is required for Cardiopulmonary Technologists performing vascular exams, EKG's, holter monitors, or assisting in the supervision of a stress test.
General orientation at time of hire.
Fire/Safety/Infection Control annually.
Other programs as mandated by the Hospital.
BLS, Accucheck, and EPOC competency.
Sitting, standing, occasional lifting and transporting patients.
Strength in arms and hands to adequately apply vascular cuffs.
Employees may be exposed to bodily fluid (ABG draws), AGP (aerosolizing generating procedure) during PFT.
Good communication skills, ability to identify malfunctioning equipment, computer skills, collaboration with system administrators of Cardiology servers and storage systems.

Nice To Haves

Has fluency in EMR and Cardiology PACS.
Participates in monthly quality assurance programs and Kaizen initiatives.
Demonstrated competency in EKG interpretation.
Demonstrated competence on placement of blood pressure cuffs and obtaining skin perfusion readings.

Responsibilities

Performs Pulmonary Function Tests in accordance with established protocol.
Reports critical values to ordering physicians per protocol.
Established competency with EPOC.
Adheres to critical findings policy.
Collaborates with supervising RN, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, and Echo technologist in conducting all aspects of exercise and pharmacological stress testing.
Competency in electrode and Tango blood pressure cuff placement.
Demonstrated competency in EKG interpretation.
Demonstrated competence in Bruce protocol and ST80i equipment.
Maintains accuracy of stress tolerance on e-worksheet.
Competency in performing EKG’s.
Competency in transmission of EKG into PACS.
Demonstrated competence with CorVascular equipment and DI PACS.
Demonstrated competence in location of pedal pulses, doppler waveform and graphs.
Demonstrated competence on placement of blood pressure cuffs and obtaining skin perfusion readings.
Explains procedures to be performed to each patient.
Gives preparatory instructions and provides reassurance to anxious patients.
Performs confirmation calls to patients having stress testing 1-2 days prior to scheduled appointment.
Communicates any delays or patient variance to the care team.
Performs daily calibration on PFT equipment.
Records test results, and monitors results for machine performance.
Performs daily quality control on glucometer.
Maintains accuracy of daily log books.
Facilitates preventative device maintenance with Biomedical Engineering Department and manager.
Adheres to all documentation principles in the EHR and PACS.
Maintains equipment and work area in clean and orderly condition.
As required, transports patients on stretchers or wheelchairs to and from exam rooms.
Initiates emergency procedures, within authorized limits, as required.
Maintains supply par levels for all labs.
Assumes Stress Lab “call” on Saturdays (once a month) and an occasional holiday for inpatient stress tests.
Assists with training and orientation of new employees.
Attends 66% of staff meetings.
Attends in-services.