Cardiology Technician (EKG) - per diem

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula is seeking a Cardiology Technician to deliver patient care across all ages. Responsibilities include performing EKGs, assisting with stress tests and ambulatory recordings, and reporting significant findings to the physician for urgent care.

The role requires on-call availability and participation in ongoing department education. Ideal candidates will have prior independent 12-lead EKG experience, stress testing in an acute care setting, CVIS

Qualifications

• Requires ability to perform 12-lead EKG independently.
• Experience with stress testing in an acute care facility.
• Familiarity with CVIS data query, tables, and performance monitoring.
• Experience with monitoring/coding for automated MD payment systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Perform EKGs and assist with stress testing.
• Support ambulatory monitoring (Holter, event, ambulatory BP).
• Report findings to interpreting physician promptly and accurately.
• Attend in-services and pursue continuing education as assigned by supervision.
• Participate in on-call rotation as required.

Skills

12-lead EKG

Stress testing

CVIS data queries

MD payment systems coding

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

CVIS

EKG systems

Stress test systems

Job description

Position Summary

Under the leadership of the department director and assistant director, the Cardiology technician provides care to patients of all ages. Services include performing EKG's, assisting with stress testing (stress echoes, Dobutamine stress echoes, nuclear stress tests, pharmacologic stress tests) and ambulatory recordings (holter monitors, event monitors, ambulatory blood pressure monitors). Duties include reporting to the interpreting physician any findings important in the delivery of necessary urgent care. Duties include but are not limited to attending in-services and continuing education as deemed necessary by the department supervisor and providing clerical assistance to the department. Participating in an on-call rotation is a requisite.

Experience

• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
• Previous experience with independent performance of 12-lead EKG prior to hire required.
• Stress testing experience in an acute care facility.
• Experience with cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) to include data query, building of tables, monitoring performance by operator and physician. This includes stress test systems, EKG systems and their relationship to a house-wide CVIS.
• Experience with monitoring/adjusting/coding for automated MD payment systems.

Education

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent education and work experience in related field.

Licensure/Certifications

• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification is required. Must take and pass the CCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International) EKG registry exam within 12 months of hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer

Assigned Work Hours

Per Diem; Minimum of 16 hours per pay period. Availability to work weekends

Position Type

Per Diem

Pay Range (based on years of applicable experience)

$39.78 to $53.22

• Hourly Evening Shift Differential: $2.24
• Hourly Night Shift Differential: $3.36