Job Description

Job Description

Nursing Responsibilities:

Triage all inpatient and outpatients
Provide support to inpatient treatments and be a liaison between the services
Actively participate in cardiology transfers as directed by clinicians
Submit blood samples and prescription request to the lab/ pharmacy
Run diagnostic tests such as BNP/troponin on the cardio VCheck unit
Participate in clinic appointments and learn the common client discussions and discharge instructions
Client communication and education, prescription refills and email correspondence.
Perform sedation on cardiology patients when necessary.
Perform 6 and 12-lead ECGs and provide basic interpretation
Placement and removal of 48hr ambulatory ECG (Holter) monitoring equipment on patients
Draft and populate Holter reports for individual clinicians
Assist during cardiac catheterization procedures including operation of the fluoroscopy unit, angiocontrast power injector, cardiac catheter supply, device supply, pacemaker programmer, physiologic pressure and ECG monitor, thermodilution computer, and other cardiology-specific procedures
Procedure logs: keep running tab of catheter material used with time stamp and generate electronic doc for the primary clinician
Conduct outpatient nurse appointments
Assist/perform pericardiocentesis, thoracocentesis, and abdominocentesis as directed by cardiologist.
Student teaching-EKG, Doppler, venipuncture
Charge Capture
Coordinator Duties:

Collaborate with section chief on a more efficient scheduling system for the service appointments and surgeries
Obtain medical records from RDVM and upload to HIS no later than the day before appointment
Coordinate and control patient flow, timing of diagnostic procedures, integration of in-house consults with outpatient duties.
Enter RIS orders for echo or radiographs and insuring charge capture
Serve as the initial contact person for other services requesting cardiology consultation.
Manage Holter data- upload and submit raw, download and file reports and enter results in Holter report
Specialty Inventory-special orders
Oversee and train floater nurses and Harcum students while on cardiology rotation.
General equipment maintenance and liaison for service contracts
Doppler
Pulse Ox
Echo machines (Phillips& Vivid I, TEE probe)
ECG
Pacemaker Interrogators
Holter units
power injector
Qualifications:

CVT with a minimum 5 years’ experience in veterinary medicine

Veterinary Technician C: CVT and 3-5 years of experience

Veterinary Technician D: CVT and 5-8 years of experience

Veterinary Technician E: CVT and 8 + years of experience

Prior veterinary cardiology experience preferred

Strong medical knowledge base

Requires strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Excellent organizational skills are essential

Ability to multi-task while paying close attention to detail

Must be able to work independently.