Cardiac Technician, EKG, 40 Hours, Days
About The Position
At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. Performs a variety of specialized cardiac laboratory duties to assist in the evaluation and treatment of cardiac patients. Compiles patient history and preps patient for procedures.
Requirements
- High school diploma or certificate.
- BLS certification.
- Demonstrated proficiency in performing cardiac monitor analysis.
- Ability to effectively utilize computer information systems.
- Demonstrated analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to provide information to patients, and to prepare accurate documentation.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of one year of responsible experience in cardiac testing.
Responsibilities
- Obtains and reviews patient history information prior to testing.
- Prepares patient and explains procedure.
- Answers patient questions within scope of authority and alerts the physician or nurse to questions or concerns requiring their attention.
- Edits directories and performs computer tasks in MUSE cardiovascular information system.
- Performs exercise tolerance stress testing, including patient prep and explanation, under the direction of the physician.
- Monitoring vital signs during procedure.
- Performs cardiac monitor analysis and notifies covering Licensed Independent Practitioner of abnormal findings.
- Complete end of study report and assigns to appropriate provider.
- May assist APP by monitoring patient during Implantable Loop procedure.
- Set up/breakdown of procedure room.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
