ECG & Lab Diagnostics Technician

Hackensack Meridian Health; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Diagnostic Technician to perform and process electrocardiograms, collect blood samples, and manage related laboratory tasks within established policies. The role includes handling specimens, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safety and compliance in the lab environment.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, with ECG experience or formal ECG/Medical Assistant training, and at least one year of specimen processing experience.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of arrhythmias and completion of a blood drawing educational program.
• 1 year of prior experience in ECG or graduate of ECG Technical/Medical Assistant training program.
• 1 year of prior experience in processing specimens.

Responsibilities

• Draws intravenous or capillary blood and processes blood work within department time frames.
• Maintains lab supplies and safely dispose of expired/closed items.
• Maintains safety standards for disposal of biohazard containers.
• Records weekly freezer temperatures (-70 and -20).
• Properly centrifuges human specimens per guidelines.
• Processes and ships specimens per protocol and federal regulations.
• Performs ECGs on research patients when assigned.
• Assists with teaching ECG procedures, venipuncture, and related techniques.

Skills

ECG procedures

Venipuncture

Lab safety

Data recording

Education

High School Diploma

GED or equivalent

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Diagnostic Technician to perform and process electrocardiograms, collect blood samples, and manage related laboratory tasks within established policies. The role includes handling specimens, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safety and compliance in the lab environment.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, with ECG experience or formal ECG/Medical Assistant training, and at least one year of specimen processing experience.