UNC Health · 1 day ago
Cath Lab Assistant - Rex Invasive Heart & Vascular
Triangle Area
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$23.24/hr - $33.41/hr
1+ years expUNC Health is an inclusive organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the communities it serves. The Cath Lab Assistant will assist with equipment management, patient transport, and monitoring patient rhythms while ensuring a safe environment for patients and staff.
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Responsibilities
Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others
Assists with equipment management: troubleshooting, and routing for repair. Ensures availability of ultrasound devices IABP etc. and prepares for use
Provides transport of patients to and from designated areas within the facility with service excellence and focus to the patient experience. Aids with transfer of patients from wheelchair, bed and stretcher
Assists clinical staff with keeping rooms and central area, neat, clean and orderly, while making sure rooms are stocked with linens/supplies. Assists with inventory and dissemination of supplies
Participates in QA with performance improvement initiatives
Maintains appropriate communication with all coworkers and provides primary SBAR for patient handoff with prep and recovery units
Properly identifies and monitors patient rhythms Monitors and interprets EKGs prior to and during procedures
Uses Epic and Merge to document patients' status, delivery of care, and evaluation of the patient's response to care according to unit specific procedure and established protocols
Assists with diagnostic and interventional procedures including responsibility for sheath pulls and groin management to ensure proper hemostasis
Prepares patients for sterile procedures to include attaching EKGs, BP, pulse oximetry, oxygen and defibrillation pads
Assesses and monitors patients' vitals and status prior to procedures
Establishes Intravenous access and Foley placement when needed
Collects blood samples when needed in accordance with unit specific procedure and established protocols
Qualification
Required
Requires high school diploma or general education diploma
Must have BCLS and EMT-P. ACLS required within 90 days of hire
At least one year of paramedic experience
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clerical and clinical information and procedures
Ability to effectively communicate with staff, physicians, and patients/guests
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in usually standardized situations
Company
UNC Health
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve.
10001+ employees
Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Chris Ellington
President UNC Health Care - Network Hospitals and EVP CFO UNC Hospitals at Chapel Hill
Jeff Lindsay
President and Chief Operating Officer
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