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Facility: o 637 licensed beds o Level 1 Trauma Designation o Teaching Hospital o Chest Pain Center o Stroke Center Unit Information: o Beds: 3 suites Census? Average patients/day? Avg 125 cases/month o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years of EP experience o Will you accept a first-time traveler?
Yes Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: o Adults/adult sized patients (can go as young as 16 years old) o RFA/PFA/Cryo Ablations (afib, VT, PVC, his bundles), pacemakers, AICDs, lead extractions/revisions, generator changes, MICRA/Aveir leadless pacemaker, loop recorders, temp pacers, Watchman o Send for manager approval if candidate is not familiar with some of these as they may have the bandwidth to review/tech Required License, National Certification, Certs: o RN: BLS, ACLS o Tech: BLS, ACLS.
Will accept ARRT-R, CCI-RCIS or RCES, or CST Skills required: o RN: experience with above patient types, moderate sedation administration (anesthesia will sedate for Watchman and afib ablations), cardiac rhythm interpretation, drip management (mixing drugs, critical and cardiac drips) o Tech: experience with above patient types, techs will monitor, must be comfortable scrubbing/panning simultaneously, manage/pull sheaths Manager will accept EP Tech or CST who has worked with wires/caths before and has EP knowledge Support within the Department: o Manager/Supervisor available during the day o Central Transport (staff will transport from prep area and back) o Flow coordinator (usually a Tech, not in staffing) o Scheduler to schedule outpatient cases; flow coordinator for inpatient/add ons o Phlebotomy o IV/VAT Team o RT 24/7 o Hospitalist 24/7 o Intensivist 24/7 o Sheath Team will also help manage and pull sheaths Technology/Equipment: o EMR: EPIC - would prefer some experience for RN and Tech o IV Pump: Alaris o Med dispensing: Pyxis o PACS: Phillips cardiovascular/ISCV o Unit specific equipment: Phillips & GE Floating: If yes, where? o Could go to bedside for procedures like temp pacers.
Will not be assigned patients anywhere except EP Orientation (facility and unit) : o NEO o 5 shifts of unit orientation Other notes: o Scrub Color: provided hospital scrubs o Parking: Free employee parking o Unit Culture: procedural lab environment, good overall