Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group, Inc. · 5 months ago
Cardiopulmonary Tech-Part Time 24 hours/Day Shift
Bristol, CT, USA
Full-time, Part-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expBristol Hospital and Health Care Group, Inc. is dedicated to providing compassionate, quality care at all times. The Cardiopulmonary Tech will perform a variety of noninvasive cardiopulmonary testing and ensure adherence to established protocols while collaborating with healthcare professionals.
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Responsibilities
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
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
Provides proper record keeping and required documents
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
Qualification
Required
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
General orientation at time of hire
Fire/Safety/Infection Control annually
Other programs as mandated by the Hospital
BLS, Accucheck, and EPOC competency
Good communication skills
Ability to identify malfunctioning equipment
Computer skills
Collaboration with system administrators of Cardiology servers and storage systems
Company
Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group, Inc.
Founded in 1921, Bristol Health is the leading health provider for people who live and work in the greater Bristol area.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kurt Barwis
President & Chief Executive Officer
Timothy Ajayi, CPA
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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