EKG Tech

CommonSpirit Health; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health Midlands in Nebraska is seeking an EKG Technician to perform diagnostic electrocardiograms (EKGs) and assess cardiac function. You will prepare patients, explain procedures, operate EKG machines, and ensure high-quality readings with patient comfort in mind.

Key duties include assisting with EMG/EEG procedures, maintaining equipment, transporting patients, and documenting in the medical record while upholding patient confidentiality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (CPR) required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs diagnostic electrocardiograms (EKGs) to assess cardiac function.
• Prepare patients and explain procedures; operate EKG machines.
• Assists physician with electromyography and records data.
• Maintains equipment, transports patients, and documents in medical records.

Skills

CPR (Basic Life Support)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As an EKG Tech, you will perform diagnostic electrocardiograms (EKGs) to assess cardiac function.

Every day you will prepare patients, explain procedures, and accurately operate EKG machines to record heart activity, ensuring comfort and high-quality readings.

To be successful, you will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, meticulous data collection, and excellent patient communication, contributing to accurate cardiac diagnostics.

• Assists physician with electromyography. Places the patient on the examination table and explains procedure.
• Performs standard and complex electroencephalographic recordings.

Keeps equipment in a clean operating condition. Troubleshoots and repairs minor malfunctions in the equipment. Initiates repair of malfunctioning equipment.

• Practices strict ethical enforcement of protected medical and employee confidentiality. Uses confidential information only as needed to perform legitimate duties.
• Transports patients, maintaining safety and comfort.
• Authorized to make entries in the medical record, consistent with and limited to the scope of the job duties and any applicable licensure.

Job Requirements

• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Where You'll Work

At CHI Health Midlands we proudly serve Sarpy County and surrounding areas in Nebraska with patient-focused care. When designing our facility, we kept the patient viewpoint in mind, setting a tone for a more comfortable, less stressful hospital stay. We provide our patients with some of the highest quality scores in the country in heart and vascular, emergency, and surgical care. Also, we offer high quality care in diagnostics/radiology, women's care, home care, orthopedics, sleep and breathing disorders.

Pay Range

$16.42 - $23.19 /hour