EKG Technician

Lexington Health; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day ONE benefits

403(b) match up to 6%

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan forgiveness

Job summary

Lexington Health is seeking an EKG technician to perform EKGs, monitor patients, and assist with stress testing at its Columbia, SC facilities. Responsibilities include interfacing with medical staff, ensuring accurate transmission to records, and rapid response to critical changes in rhythm.

Minimum education is a high school diploma; CPR certification and a recognized EKG training program are required or must be obtained within 3 months of employment.

Qualifications

• Familiar with medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Performs Adult and Pediatric EKGs and reports results to staff.
• Conducts treadmill stress testing, Holter monitor hookup/removal, device interrogation and event monitor hookup.
• Ensures all EKGs are completed and transmitted to medical records (inpatient/outpatient).
• Recognizes changes from prior EKG tracings and life-threatening arrhythmias.
• Responds to Maydays and Rapid Responses with 12-lead EKG tracing when needed.
• Carries a beeper/cell phone and responds promptly to calls.

Skills

Medical terminology

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

CPR certified or certified within 3 months

Completion of recognized EKG training program

Job description

EKG

PRN

Any

8:30am-5pm

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Performs various clinical/technical duties related to performing EKGs, the application of holter and event monitors, device interrogation and performing stress testing. Reports results of each procedure to appropriate staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Minimum Years of Experience: None.

Substitutable Education & Experience: None.

Required Certifications/Licensure: CPR certified or certified within 3 months after employment.

Required Training: Completion of recognized EKG training program;

Familiar with medical terminology.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient populations: infant (birth to 1 year) children (1 year to 12 years) adolescent (13 years to 17 years) adult (18 years to 65 years) and geriatric (over 65 years) patients.
• Performs and provides appropriate follow-up for Adult and Pediatric EKGs. (50%)
• Performs Treadmill Stress Testing, Holter Monitor hook up and removal, Device Interrogation, and Event Monitor hookup with appropriate follow up (25%)
• Processes and ensures that all EKGs are completed and appropriately transmitted to medical record for both inpatients and outpatients. (25%)
• Recognizes and reports changes from previous EKG tracings as well as any life threatening arrhythmias.
• Responds to all Maydays and Rapid Responses to perform 12 lead EKG tracing and/or rhythm strips and report any changes to physician.
• Carries a beeper/ cell phone and responds promptly to all calls.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Utilizes, maintains and troubleshoots equipment to ensure proper function.
• Assists with orientation of new personnel as directed in areas of EKG, stress testing and holter monitoring and serves as clinical mentors to EKG students.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement of services and collects data for quality assurance.
• Performs such other duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency, i.e. fire or disaster.
• Embodies those behaviors, philosophies and values, which serve to uphold the ideals and enhance the image of Lexington Medical Center.
• Works in a cooperative manner in which fosters favorable relations between employees and patients, patient’s families, visitors, and the medical staff.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination‑free environment, and to recruit, select, on‑board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.

Nearest Major Market: Columbia

Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina