Cardiovascular EKG & Monitoring Technician — Growth & Education

10 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center; Illinois; Sur place; USD 25 000 - 38 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center seeks a Cardiovascular Services Technician to coordinate EKG services, including EKGs, Holter exams, and 30-day monitors within Electrocardiology (EKG).

Responsibilities include patient prep, order verification, report editing, and assisting with pacemaker services, stress testing, and rehab. Requires a High School diploma and BLS/CPR within 90 days. Pay starts at $17.79/hour, with a range up to $27.57/hour, based on experience.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• BLS or CPR certification within 90 days of hire.

Responsabilités

• Assists rehab classes with pre and post-exercise, performing vitals and assisting patients with hook-up and equipment.
• Communicates to the patient the testing procedure and any risks involved.
• Demonstrates knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and assists in training new EKG technicians on arrhythmia detection.
• Prepares patients and equipment for requested examinations including verification of physician orders and obtaining informed consent where indicated.
• Prepares patient in a way to produce high quality EKG recordings.
• Processes EKGs from preliminary to edited and signed, including distributing copies to appropriate MDs.
• Receives EKGs from other areas of the Health System, identifies serious or potentially life-threatening arrhythmias, and notifies Medical Director or PMD as appropriate.
• Responds to Code Blue Emergencies as outlined in Health Center policy and produces high quality EKG recordings for the Code Blue Record.
• Scans holter monitors promptly and accurately, identifies serious or potentially life-threatening arrhythmias, generates report, and notifies Medical Director or PMD as appropriate.

Formation

High School Diploma

Description du poste

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center seeks a Cardiovascular Services Technician to coordinate EKG services, including EKGs, Holter exams, and 30-day monitors within Electrocardiology (EKG).

Responsibilities include patient prep, order verification, report editing, and assisting with pacemaker services, stress testing, and rehab. Requires a High School diploma and BLS/CPR within 90 days. Pay starts at $17.79/hour, with a range up to $27.57/hour, based on experience.