Cardiac Electrodiagnostic Technician II

County of Los Angeles•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

LA Health Services is seeking a Cardiac Electrodiagnostic Technician II to conduct non-invasive electrodiagnostic examinations of patients using phonocardiography, vectorcardiography, or dynamic electrocardiographic equipment and assist in exercise stress testing procedures. LA Health Services is LA County’s integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation, serving over 10 million residents with extraordinary care across Los Angeles County.

Requirements

One (1) years’ experience at the level of Cardiac Electrodiagnostic Technician I.
Experience at the level of Cardiac Electrodiagnostic Technician I in the County of Los Angeles is defined as: Conducts electrocardiographic examinations of patients in clinics, wards, and intensive care units.
Note: You may still qualify even if your job title isn’t exactly the same as the ones listed. What matters is that your experience is at a similar level — meaning your job involves similar responsibilities, requires comparable skills and knowledge, and takes place within a similar organizational structure.
Please provide a clear explanation of your experience to demonstrate that it is at the appropriate level.

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of an ECG/EKG technician program certificate from an accredited school.
Additional years of experience at the level of Cardiac Electrodiagnostic Technician I in excess of the Minimum Requirements.

Responsibilities

Performs non-invasive electrocardiogram examinations of patients in various clinical settings including outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, intensive care units and the emergency department using dynamic electrocardiographic equipment.
Applies wearable cardiac devices to patients for long-term continuous monitoring of possible heart conditions such as irregular heartbeats or arrythmias.
Instructs patients on applying wearable devices for home testing as needed.
Monitors patients for compliance and uploads final reports to electronic health record for physician interpretation.
Assists a physician, Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioners in the performance of patient exercise or pharmacological stress testing and ambulatory monitoring procedures.
Assists a physician in the performance of patient exercise treadmill testing of heart activity under stress by preparing and attaching patient to an electrocardiographic machine, adjusting treadmill speed and angle as directed, taking and recording blood pressure and heart pulse rate at specified intervals, making an ECG tracing at the outset followed by multiple heart rhythm strip tracings throughout the exercise and post exercise periods.
Conducts phonocardiography examination: Attaches one or two microphonic devices at specified locations on patient's chest and then places stethoscope devices on the carotid artery and apex artery or the jugular vein as directed by a physician to pick up the sounds of heart and blood vessel activity which are recorded an a tracing.
Conducts vectorcardiography examination: Attaches multiple electrodes to patient's arms, legs and chest to record the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart; observes oscilloscopic image and operates electronic equipment to obtain a photographic three-dimensional image (loop) of each segment of an electrocardiographic scalar complex.
Conducts dynamic electrocardiographic examination: Attaches three electrodes to patient's chest to measure and record heart activity over a period of from 10 to 24 hours by means of a portable electronic tape recorder; instructs patient how to maintain a written chronological record of symptoms of abnormal heart activity and the type of activity being engaged in at the time.
Uploads recordings to the appropriate workstation for scanning and/or placement in the electronic medical record.