Full time, Full Time
UNC Health
Goldsboro, NC
Job Description
Description Cardiac telemetry unit specializes in patients who: • have experienced chest pain or irregular heart rhythms. • Have chronic conditions like heart failure or hypertension who require close monitoring • Post cardiac catheterization – stent placement (low risk) • Post pacemaker implantation (low risk) This unit also specializes with patients who have pneumonia, chronic pulmonary disease (COPD), viral respiratory illnesses, renal failure, stroke, and post-surgical recovery. Summary: Obtains histories, performs exams, evaluates findings, provides patient/family education and counseling, and makes recommendation for health management plan for spine center patients. Responsibilities: 1. Obtains histories for patients (adult and geriatric) which have implications for treatment of the disease processes for which the patients are being seen. 2. Orders and/or performs,...