Cardiac EP Device Specialist I – Cardiology Clinic

Cardiac EP Device Specialist I – Cardiology Clinic

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED Equivalent: General Studies
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification – American Heart Association (AHA) – Within 60 days of hire or transfer.

Responsibilities

• Enrolls, interrogates, and programs patients with cardiac devices and recognizes abnormalities, malfunctions, and alert indicators and reports these findings to a provider.
• Performs in-clinic device checks per department guidelines.
• Demonstrates a knowledge and ability to interpret complex cardiac rhythms.
• Assists in scheduling patients for follow-up, remote monitoring, or replacements as indicated.
• Demonstrates clinical knowledge of all manufacturer’s devices and therapies required.
• Supports all aspects of documentation in the EMR and ensures documentation is timely and appropriate for the situation.
• Maintains knowledge of hospital, department, and regulatory agency policies and requirements.
• Educates patients and families regarding device function and remote and/or clinic follow-up.
• Coordinates and prioritizes with other members of the healthcare team to respond to patients, plan, and initiate timely and efficient care.
• Assess and escalate remote checks on pacemakers, defibrillators, implanted loop recorders that meet current physician protocol.
• All other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates Degree
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification – American Heart Association (AHA)
• 2+ years cardiology and cardiac device experience