UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

RN – Stress Testing - Cardiac Imaging

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCalifornia, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is required.
At least two years of experience in an acute care unit and at least six months of cardiology experience are required.
A California registered nurse license is required.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required.
Knowledge of exercise-testing principles and details, including proper lead placement and skin preparation, is required.
Knowledge of electrocardiography and exercise-related ECG changes resulting from hyperventilation, ischemia, hypertrophy, conduction disorders, electrolyte disturbances, and drugs is required.
Knowledge of conditions and circumstances that can cause false-positive, indeterminate, or false-negative test results is required.
Knowledge of alternative or supplementary diagnostic procedures to exercise testing and when to use them is required.
Ability to perform patient care appropriately and follow protocols consistent with diagnostic requirements is required.
Ability to provide timely information to referring and reading physicians is required.
Ability to identify lethal diagnostic information requiring emergency attention and communicate it to the appropriate people is required.
Ability to push heavy equipment for portable studies is required.
Ability to follow infection-control initiatives for the use of all equipment is required.
Ability to follow policies and standardized procedures governing practice is required.
Ability to use computer applications, including Epic and Syngo, to review information needed for continuity of care is required.
Ability to work under considerable pressure and modify ongoing patient-care assignments is required.
Knowledge of the consent process is required.
Knowledge of alternative physiological cardiovascular tests is required.
Knowledge of various exercise protocols and their indications is required.
Knowledge of basic cardiovascular and exercise physiology, including hemodynamic response, is required.
Knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and the ability to recognize them are required.
Knowledge of cardiovascular drugs and how they affect exercise performance, hemodynamics, and the ECG is required.
The final candidate who accepts an offer must disclose any final administrative or judicial decision within the last seven years determining misconduct, or any appeal filed regarding a substantiated misconduct finding with a previous employer.
Current and former UC employees are subject to a personnel-file review.

Responsibilities

Maintain and upkeep testing equipment, and ensure all devices are properly calibrated to collect valid and reliable data.
Supervise and perform exercise and cardiac stress testing in the absence of a physician.
Initiate and direct interventions in accordance with Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support guidelines for patients with or without a physician present in cases of life-threatening or symptomatic dysrhythmias, symptomatic hypotension, or acute chest pain, and provide preliminary test results.
Identify high-risk patients and alert the supervising physician.

Bachelor’s in Nursing with a minimum of 2 years or greater experience in an acute care unit and at least 6 months cardiology experience required.
California RN License
BLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
ACLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Knowledge of principles and details of exercise testing, including proper lead placement and skin preparation
Knowledge of electrocardiography and changes in the ECG that may result from exercise, hyperventilation, ischemia, hypertrophy, conduction disorders, electrolyte disturbances, and drugs
Knowledge of conditions and circumstances that can cause false-positive, indeterminate, or false-negative test results
Knowledge of alternative or supplementary diagnostic procedures to exercise testing and when they should be used responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of this equipment and for ensuring that all devices are properly calibrated to be able to collect valid and reliable data.
Ability to perform patient care in an appropriate fashion, depicting all protocols consistent with appropriate diagnostic requirements.
Ability to provide timely information to the physicians (both referring and reading).
Ability to depict lethal diagnostic information that should be considered emergent and communicate with the appropriate entities.
Ability to push heavy equipment to do portable studies.
Ability to adhere to infection control initiatives as they pertain to the use of all equipment.
Ability to adhere to policies and standardized procedures that govern practice.
Ability to utilize computer applications to review information consistent and necessary for providing continuity of care (Epic, Syngo).
Ability to work under considerable pressure and in the modification of ongoing patient care assignment.
Ability to work as a team, taking and giving direction to other team members as appropriate.
Knowledge of consent process
Supervise and perform exercise and cardiac stress testing in the absence of a physician.
Initiate and direct interventions in accordance with ACLS guidelines for patients with or without physician present under the following circumstances: life threatening or symptomatic dysrhythmias, symptomatic hypotension, and acute chest pain and Provide preliminary test results
Identify high-risk patients and alert the supervising physician
Knowledge of alternative physiological cardiovascular tests
Knowledge of various exercise protocols and indications for each
Knowledge of basic cardiovascular and exercise physiology, including hemodynamic response
Knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and the ability to recognize
Knowledge of cardiovascular drugs and how they can affect exercise performance, hemodynamics, and the ECG

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About the Company

UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

UCLA Health is a large, integrated healthcare system in Los Angeles that operates multiple hospitals and a wide network of primary- and specialty-care clinics. It provides medical services across many fields—from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment—and combines patient care with biomedical research. Its hospitals and physicians diagnose and treat complex illnesses and bring the latest medical discoveries into practice. UCLA Health stands out because it runs a comprehensive, highly ranked set of facilities (including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital) and emphasizes leading research, education, and specialized care across a broad regional network. The organization aims to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and sharing new treatments with patients locally and globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $25.3M
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 1955

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