Cardiology EKG Technician — Impactful Instrument Specialist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs' Baltimore VA Medical Center is seeking a Medical Instrument Technician (EKG) in the Cardiology Department. The MIT/EKG will perform standard and complex EKG examinations and will maintain all instruments in advance of procedures, applying knowledge of arrhythmias and cardiovascular pathophysiology.

Qualifications include no strict education requirements; experience with equipment, arrhythmias, and the ability to mentor junior staff are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience with EKG equipment and standard tests including readings.
• Knowledge of arrhythmias and interpretation.
• Ability to modify procedures for patients with complicating conditions.
• Ability to mentor lower graded technicians.
• Ability to conduct in-service training on EKG equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform standard, complex electrocardiograph examinations.
• Maintain all instruments prior to procedures.
• Recognize and report potentially lethal arrhythmias.
• Mentor or precept lower graded technicians.
• Provide in-service training on EKG equipment.

Job description

The US Department of Veterans Affairs' Baltimore VA Medical Center is seeking a Medical Instrument Technician (EKG) in the Cardiology Department. The MIT/EKG will perform standard and complex EKG examinations and will maintain all instruments in advance of procedures, applying knowledge of arrhythmias and cardiovascular pathophysiology.

Qualifications include no strict education requirements; experience with equipment, arrhythmias, and the ability to mentor junior staff are valued.