Flexible EKG Technician (PRN/Per Diem)

1000 Owensboro Health, Inc.; Owensboro (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, KY is seeking a Per Diem/PRN Electrodiagnostic Technician to perform diagnostic electrocardiograms (EKGs), monitor placement (Holter, event, and mobile telemetry) and stress testing, and provide patient education related to these studies.

Responsibilities include attaching leads, skin prep, recording readings, monitoring patients, maintaining equipment, and documenting results in the EMR. BLS certification is required within 90 days of employment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• BLS - Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification required within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Attaches electrode leads to proper body areas based on ordered tests.
• Prepares skin and surroundings to ensure valid results.
• Obtains and documents EKG readings as directed.
• Programs monitors and registers patients on-line depending on the ordered monitor.
• Monitors patients during procedures and reports any abnormal findings.
• Identifies and corrects artifacts.
• Notes and forwards results to physicians for analysis and interpretation.
• Maintains equipment and supplies.
• Monitor and process EKGs in the EKG software and the electronic medical record (EMR).

Skills

Critical thinking

Independent worker

Work under stress

Education

High school diploma or GED

BLS Certification

Job description

Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, KY is seeking a Per Diem/PRN Electrodiagnostic Technician to perform diagnostic electrocardiograms (EKGs), monitor placement (Holter, event, and mobile telemetry) and stress testing, and provide patient education related to these studies.

Responsibilities include attaching leads, skin prep, recording readings, monitoring patients, maintaining equipment, and documenting results in the EMR. BLS certification is required within 90 days of employment.