EKG Technician

Halifax Health; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Halifax Health in Daytona Beach is seeking an EKG Technician to perform electrocardiograms, Holter monitoring, and stress tests, including related cardiology procedures. The role includes transcription, filing, charting, and other assigned duties.

Full-time position requiring in-house phlebotomy training (2–3 weeks) and competency; ability to recognize abnormal readings and report to the appropriate person; reports are prepared from dictaphone transcriptions and filed in patient charts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; prefer one year of EKG experience or an EKG course certificate.
• Preferred: One year experience and/or EKG course completion.
• Must be able to perform EKGs, Holter monitoring, stress tests and related cardiology procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform Electrocardiograms (EKG), Holter Monitoring and Stress Tests.
• Utilize dictaphone and typing to prepare and file reports.
• Maintain EKG equipment and ensure electrical safety.
• Recognize abnormal EKG readings and report to the proper person.
• Participate in in-service training and quality assurance surveys.

Skills

Transcription typing

Filing

Charting

EKG interpretation

Education

High school diploma

EKG course certificate

Tools

Dictaphone transcription

Holter monitoring

Stress test equipment

Job description

Variable (United States of America)

EKG Technician

The EKG Tech will perform electrocardiograms, Holter Monitors, arterial dopplers, exercise stress tests and related cardiology procedures. Additionally requiring, typing transcription (dictaphone and written), filing, charting and other assigned duties.

Performs Electrocardiograms, Holter Monitoring, Stress Tests, Signal Averaging EKG’s,Event monitoring procedures, and phlebotomy.

Full timeEKGTechnicians musttake thephlebotomy training in house (2-3 weeks) and pass competency.

Recognizes abnormal EKG reading and reports toproperperson.

Prepares EKG, Holter Monitor and stress test reportsutilizingthedictaphoneand typing those reports. Also copies and files reports in departmental files and patient charts.

Prepares cardiovascular reports, by transcribingdoctorsinterpretations, and filing on proper chart.

Participatesinin-service and continuing educationandassistswith Quality Assurance Surveys.

Maintains EKG equipment and practices electrical safety.

Performs other related duties as assigned

Formal Education:

High school diploma.

Preferred:One yearexperienceand/orcertificate EKG course at Career College or equivalent

Experience:

Preferred:One yearrequiredunless theabove-mentionedcourse has been taken.

Skills and abilities:

Preferably CertifiedElectrocardiologyTech or Cardiovascular Tech. Mustpossessskillsto provide diagnostic testing to newborn, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.