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Description:

Our Cardiac Stress Lab is part of our Echocardiography department that specializes in the diagnosis of cardiac abnormalities via stress test and TEE procedures. The stress testing is performed by an RN under direct supervision from credentialed cardiologists. Procedures are performed on both inpatient and outpatient populations. Routine testing is performed during the hours of 0730-1600 Monday through Friday and 0700-1200 on Saturday and Sunday.

Organization Highlights:

• Recognized Leader: First Magnet Designated Hospital in Syracuse, highlighting our professional nursing staff.
• Only local hospital to receive a Leapfrog A for safety.
• Shared Governance: Unit practice counsel and open-door guiding principle gives all our nurses a voice.
• Professional Relationships: Strong rapport with cardiology, hospitalist physician groups and radiology.
• Advancement: Strong orientation program, CORE Ekg class, ACLS, and generous tuition allowance.
• Work/Life: Regular schedule option to balance your work/life and school calendars.
• We encourage job share opportunities to enhance satisfaction and growth.

What you will do:

• Monitor and assist with stress Lab and echo procedures, deliver care modalities including care of critically ill patients while in the lab.

• Moderate sedation administration and monitoring with TEE procedures.
• Collaborative team approach, coordinate and direct care with physicians, LPN, Cardiac sonographers and RNs.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures quality nursing care is rendered to all patients in accordance with the New York Nurse Practice Act, National Standards of Practice, and Nursing and Clinical Service standards of care and practice.

• Utilizing the Nursing Process, plans, directs and supervises the care of patients in addition to being involved in the provision of direct care of patients and families.

Education, Training, Experience, Certification and Licensure:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current licensure, or eligibility for licensure, in the State of New York. Graduate Nurses or RN’s with less than 1 year of experience please apply to the GN residency postings.
• Minimum of 1-year nursing experience, cardiology preferred.
• Maintains current BLS/CPR certification.
• Participates in orientation, continuing education to stay current with practice and skills related to specific areas of expertise.
• National certification is promoted and supported for clinical ladder growth.

Career Advancement Opportunities:

• Clinical ladder advancement with experience, staff engagement, and national certification.
• Career path to leadership roles as team leader, preceptor, mentor, coordinator/management.

Mission Statement:

• We, St Joseph's Health and Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Vision:

• To be world-renowned for passionate patient care and outstanding clinical outcomes.

Core Values:

• In the spirit of good Stewardship, we heal by practicing Justice in fostering right relationships to promote common good, Reverence in honoring the dignity of every person, Excellence in expecting the best of ourselves and others; Integrity in being faithful to who we say we are.

Work Environment and Hazards:

• Clinical setting. Exposure Class I

Physical Demands:

• Medium work: must be able to lift 25 pounds frequently; occasionally lifting maximum of 50 pounds. Will require ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, twist, squat and reach.

Work Contact Group:

• All services, medical staff, patients, visitors, and various regulatory and professional agencies.

Supervised By:

• Team Leader, Clinical Coordinator, Unit Manager, and Clinical Services/Nursing Administration.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.