Cardiovascular Services Technician

sarahbush; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Bush Lincoln seeks a Cardiovascular Services Technician to coordinate all EKG services, perform EKGs, Holter monitors, and 30-day event monitors. Staff edit reports in MUSE, assist with pacemaker services, stress testing, and rehab support.

Department: Electrocardiology (EKG). Hours: Full time, 40 hours/week. Shift: 1st. Starting pay US$17.79 per hour, experience-based.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assists rehab classes with pre and post-exercise, taking vitals and helping patients with hook-up and equipment.
• Communicates testing procedures and risks to patients.
• Demonstrates knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and assists in training new EKG technicians on arrhythmia detection.
• Prepares patients and equipment for examinations, verifies physician orders and obtains informed consent.
• Ensures high quality EKG recordings by proper patient preparation.
• Processes EKGs from preliminary to edited and signed, distributes copies to MDs.
• Receives EKGs from other areas and notifies Medical Director of serious arrhythmias.
• Responds to Code Blue emergencies and produces high quality EKG recordings for the Code Blue Record.
• Scans Holter monitors promptly, identifies arrhythmias, generates reports and notifies Medical Director.

Skills

EKG

Holter

MUSE

Pacemaker

Stress testing

Education

High School Diploma

BLS/CPR certification

Job description

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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: Full time, 40 hours/week

Shift: 1st

Required: High School Diploma, BLS or CPR certification within 90 days of hire

Pay: Based on experience, starting at $17.79

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.

Requirements

High School (Required)BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range $17.79 - $27.57 Pay based on experience