Department: Cardiology | Campus: The Indus Hospital, Korangi Campus, Karachi
Eligibility / Qualification Required:
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Qualification:
Intermediate with Sindh Medical Faculty Diploma
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Experience:
01-02 years of relevant experience
Job Description:
- JOB SUMMARY:
- Assist the Cardiologist by assuring quality and safe care to the patient undergoing cardiac procedures.
- TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Departmental Competencies
- Responsible to manage the procedure list of patients on a daily basis.
- Responsible to check proper consumption of medical and surgical supplies.
- To perform IV cannulation.
- To perform catheterization.
- To perform 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG).
- To insert nasogastric tube and perform nasogastric feeding following its general principles.
- To perform stool collection of the patient with sensitivity.
- To provide general orientation to the patient and family and participate in patient education regarding procedure.
- To give and take complete care of the cath room, equipment, and special assignments.
- To learn the normal values of basic biochemistry and hematology investigations.
- To shift out the patient independently.
- Demonstrate preparation and receiving of patient independently.
- Responsible for safe handling of temporary pacemaker, intra-aortic balloon pump, and fractional flow reserve.
B. Safety/Infection Control
- Responsible to know and demonstrate elements of patient and environmental safety:
- Routine safety checks
- Medical gases and O₂ supply
- Radiation safety (TLD badge and lead apron)
- Suction apparatus and anesthesia machine tubing
- General infection and emergency precautions
- Hemodynamic (Asepsis)
- Surgical hand washing
C. Cardiac Patient Management
- To assure safe handling of patients with diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, and pulmonary edema.
- Able to perform continuous cardiac monitoring.
- Ensure quality and safe care to the patient undergoing procedures including:
- Left & right catheterization
- Graft check
- Aortic root angiography
- RHC/ASD/VSD/PDA
- IABP
- Pacemaker
- Angioplasty
- Intubation
- Radiology procedures
- Patients for re-look procedures
- Sheath removal
- Responsible for cardiac enzyme management.
- Able to perform Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) with current standards and certification.
- Responsible for continuous cardiac and rhythm strip monitoring and interpretation.
- Responsible for safe blood sampling and proper understanding of sending cardiac enzymes.
- Ventilator management.
- Demonstrate knowledge of mechanical ventilation in patient care.
- Responsible to handle patients with safety on different ventilator modes and intervene quickly to ventilator alarms.
- Demonstrate nebulization throughout ET tube.
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