Cardiac Device Specialist Cardiac Arrhythmia

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive care based on the principles of growth and development across the life span of patients served in his/her independent unit in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Rhythm Management.
• Supports Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIED) management under the direction of a Device RN Manager or Provider and the Practice Manager.
• Demonstrates competency necessary to perform remote monitoring and in-office evaluation of CIEDs including wearable devices.
• Interprets ECG, measured data, arrhythmia burden, diagnostics, Intracardiac Electrograms (IEGM), and heart failure diagnostics.
• Communicates with the EP provider regarding patient's condition, device abnormalities, and arrhythmias detected.
• Performs post-operative wound evaluations, device evaluations, and patient education.
• Directs to the EP providers when appropriate based on judgment.
• Knowledgeable of peri-operative and MRI CIED management.
• Knowledgeable of current advisories/recalls and recommended procedures/follow-up for each.
• Manages patient's data in manufacturer remote monitoring websites, analyzes and manages transmission, enters in the electronic medical record (EMR), maintains data integrity with the system.
• Serves as a resource to other departments and the supervisor.

Essential Functions

• Performs device in-office evaluations, pacing and sensing thresholds, analysis, interpretation of IEGM’s, troubleshooting, and programming of manufacturers’ CIEDs (Abbott (formally St. Jude medical), Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Sorin, and Biotronik) by using specific manufacturers’ proprietary programmers, according to protocol and good clinical practice.
• Processes and documents remote transmissions according to protocol.
• Ensures schedule follow-up is appropriate.
• Reports abnormalities to EP provider in a timely manner.
• Notifies patients of abnormal results and secures appropriate follow-up.
• Reports to Device Lead Technician when the interpretation is out of the scope of expertise.
• Knows CIED function, inclusive to St. Jude, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Sorin, and Biotronik.
• Reports to Device Nurse Manager or the EP Provider when the interpretation is out of the scope of expertise.
• Triage patient calls relating to device questions/problems.
• Communicates with EP provider.
• Submits appropriate billing codes for device evaluations.
• Communicates advisory information to patients including necessary follow-up, alerts under the advice of the EP physician.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• Experience: 1 year Cardiac device management in-office evaluations and remote monitoring; 1 year minimum experience with CIED industry; 3 years as an inpatient monitor technician.
• Licenses/Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification, Current and valid certification; 12 Lead EKG Class; Certified or Registered Medical Assistant; Preferred: International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners Certification (IBHRE) willing to take exam in 2 years.