Job Objective/Purpose
Provide safe and high-quality Cardiac and Echo services in line with the hospital policies and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
Performs cardiac and echo procedures.
Considering the age-specific physiological, emotional and cognitive needs of the patient.
Perform pre-procedure assessment reviewing patient history and physical examination.
Formulate a nursing care plan to address patient care goals and ensure an excellent outcome.
Act as the team lead during cardiac and echo procedures
Prepare procedure room for the patient.
Perform a pre-procedure safety checklist to ensure patient safety.
Document patient care activities and outcomes as per policies and procedures.
Ensure continuity of patient care during the post procedure phase with an effective handover.
Develop promotions and publicity for the cardiac and echo services in collaboration with the marketing department.
Uses equipment and departmental resources appropriately.
Assists central scheduling with the accurate scheduling of patient appointments.
Covers on-call schedule as assigned following departmental procedures.
Maintains equipment, including cleaning and disinfecting according to departmental IPC procedures and processes.
Identify problems with equipment and notifies appropriate resources for diagnosis and repair and assist with evaluation of new equipment.
Ensure financial objectives of the cardiac and echo Service are met by; a. Managing costs within budget.
b. Timely and accurate billing.
c. Ensuring an invoice rejection rate of less than 1 percent by enforcing exclusions, guaranteeing the necessary pre-authorizations and proper documentation and following through with the credit control team.
Patient satisfaction and confidentiality: a. Ensure patient satisfaction through quality of care, communication and collection of feedback from patients as determined in the KPI using the standardized patient satisfaction tools.
Always maintain client/patient privacy and confidentiality
Provide monthly reports to the line manager and senior hospital management on the performance of the cardiac & echo Services.
Personal Specifications
Diploma in Nursing, Clinical Medicine or equivalent medical training
Certificate in Echocardiography
Up-to-date BLS, ACLS, ATLS Certificate
At least 2 years’ experience in Cardiac Echo and other Diagnostic
Good Interpersonal and communication skills
Customer focus
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Application documents (CV and Certificates) must be emailed to vacancies@avenuehealthcare.com with the job position you are applying for as the subject of the email by 7th September 2023.
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