Cardiac Device Specialist- Clinic Tuscaloosa

About the role

A highly-skilled, technical clinician/nurse with the necessary knowledge, training, and skills to independently perform (with MD oversight) the technical management of implanted cardiac pacemaker and other ICD devices.

Responsibilities

• Manages device patients and their care and implements treatment plans in collaboration with the physician and other members of the health care team.
• Able to perform basic interrogation, adjustments to programming as per protocol or specific order, and is able to troubleshoot basic, intermediate and advanced device issues.
• Able to assess the patient clinically for device/rhythm related issues including recent symptoms, and pertinent history-specific indications related to the device.
• Demonstrates advanced and in-depth knowledge/understanding of the device technology, the purpose of device implant, expected alteration in clinical condition, and potential device related causes for patient symptoms.
• Interpretation of the patient’s condition and abnormal technical/clinical findings are communicated in a timely manner to the physician and/or other members of the healthcare team.
• Collaborates with team to ensure patient issues are addressed.
• Interrogate devices (pacemaker or ICD) fully (either in-person or remotely) to identify sub-optimal programming or, abnormal clinical findings.
• Analyzes device function including review of pacemaker parameters, testing of sensing and capture for each lead, assessing lead integrity and battery status.
• Demonstrates understanding of the interaction between programming changes and the potential clinical outcome.
• Evaluates stored and real time EGMs and identify arrhythmias, pacing or sensing problems, and identify appropriate or inappropriate device intervention for arrhythmias.
• Documents all patient assessment and device information in patient record as required.
• Maintains device database (Paceart or other system) with current, accurate information to facilitate information retrieval as needed for remote monitoring set-up, queries from other services, management of device-related recall events.
• Ensures home monitoring transmissions on all device patients are reviewed as necessary.
• Notifies physician of abnormal cardiac monitoring findings and appropriately seeks guidance with regards to management of the patient.
• Educates patient and caregivers on device type, purpose, operations, expectations, troubleshooting, etc. and ensures patients and caregivers understand process for who to contact in case issues are identified.

Qualifications

• Current Alabama RN license (nurse), or if technician NASP/HRS certification eligible.
• Advanced knowledge base supporting electrophysiology to include pacemakers, ICD’s, arrhythmias, and general cardiology.
• Minimum 1 year experience with cardiac device management to include experience with interrogation, programming and remote monitoring or completion of Arrhythmia Technology Institute training.
• Preferred 2 years cardiology experience with at least 1 year in Electrophysiology.
• (RN or tech) Preferred CCU or ICU experience.
• Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.