Cardiovascular Services Technician

10 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center; Illinois; On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Cardiovascular Services Technician Job Description

Cardiovascular Services Technicians are responsible for coordinating all EKG services. They perform EKGs, Holter Monitor exams, and 30-day event monitors. They process all testing reports in MUSE, including editing reports as proxy for physicians. Assists with all technical aspects of pacemaker services, stress testing, and cardio and pulmonary rehab.

Department

Electrocardiology (EKG)

Hours / Shift

Full time, 40 hours/week; Shift: 1st

Requirements

• High School (Required)
• BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire)

Pay

Pay: Based on experience, starting at $17.79. Compensation Estimated Compensation Range $17.79 - $27.57 Pay based on experience

Responsibilities

• 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 arrhythmia's 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 product 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 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.

Employer Overview

When you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life. Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us! We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area. Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs.

Benefits

We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers. We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.