PRN Days

American Addiction Centers•Chicago, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This part-time, registry/PRN Cardiology Tech/Holter position is based at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - Cardiovascular Diagnostics, part of Advocate Health. The role primarily involves day shifts with varying start times (6:30 AM to 9:30 AM) and includes some weekend and holiday work. The Cardiology Tech is responsible for preparing, scanning, and generating preliminary reports for 24-hour and 48-hour Holter and other ambulatory recordings, including detailed EKG strip review and abnormality classification. Key duties also include attaching monitors to patients, providing instructions, maintaining patient logs, and accurately entering data for billing. The tech will check and maintain equipment, schedule patients for arrhythmia monitor instruction, and process transtelephonic transmissions. Beyond Holter monitoring, the role extends to performing other non-invasive cardiology tests such as stress testing, EKGs, and rhythm strips. The position requires significant interaction with medical staff, nurses, and other hospital departments, including documenting studies, reporting critical findings, and coordinating patient care. The tech will also rotate to invasive cardiology prep and hold areas to assist nurses. Maintaining a safe, organized, and efficient work environment, complying with safety and infection control standards, and reporting equipment malfunctions are essential. Professional development is encouraged through participation in meetings and continuing education. The tech will also provide training assistance to new employees, physicians, residents, and fellows, and offer competent technical support during stress testing, including patient preparation, history taking, and operation of various stress testing equipment. Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, providing comprehensive care across multiple states and committed to clinical innovation and patient experience.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years college or Associate Degree.
1-2 years cardiology experience.
Possess basic knowledge of life-threatening EKG abnormalities and arrhythmias.
Ability to perform other stress testing in a clinical or hospital setting.
Demonstrated knowledge of basic EKG interpretation of arrhythmias and other abnormalities.
Typing and computer skills.
Clerical skills.
Ability to work well with others.
Good communication skills.
BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support).
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support).

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with various age groups (child growth & development, normal patterns of adolescent behavior, signs of normal aging) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepares and scans 24-hour and 48-hour Holter and other ambulatory recordings as ordered by physicians.
Generates physician preliminary reports.
Holter scanning includes reviewing all EKG strips recorded, taking sample strips of abnormalities; classifying these abnormalities; and creating a preliminary written summary report of the test findings including determining rhythms; blocks; ventricular, supraventricular, and aberrant activity; pauses; pacemaker activity/function; and symptom correlation with EKG findings.
Informs cardiac fellow or attending cardiologist of critical cardiac abnormalities detected during Holter scanning immediately filling out critical values report.
Attaches monitors to patients according to department protocol and provides patients with instructions to ensure optimal monitoring.
Maintains patient logs of Holter evaluations performed and accurately file all test reports according to department policy.
Enters into HIS computer all data necessary to charge/credit patients for services as required.
Checks and maintains functioning of Holter recorders and scanners to ensure availability of equipment.
Schedules patients for instruction on the use of arrhythmia monitors.
Provides patients with adequate instructions on the use of arrhythmia monitors to ensure optimal results.
Processes and documents transtelephonic transmissions.
Maintains work area in a clean orderly safe manner, prepares supply inventories, and cleans all equipment used according to department policy.
Performs other cardiology non-invasive testing as needed to include stress testing; EKG; rhythm strips; signal averaged EKGs etc.
Provides clerical functions necessary for physician interpretation, department record-keeping & patient billing.
Completes procedures forms and time outs effectively.
Insures that appropriate procedure has been ordered & charged.
Collects all information for the interpreting physician & places the study to be read.
Interacts with medical staff, nurses & other hospital departments regarding patient care & department procedures.
Documents in the inpatient/outpatient chart the study is completed.
Call the patients physician/nurse with the results of a STAT procedure or life-threatening finding filling out critical values report.
Coordinate patient care with patient’s nurse and/or other ancillary departments.
Rotates to invasive cardiology prep and hold to assist nurses in care and transport of cath and EP patients and other duties as needed.
Report patient safety and near misses in timely fashion.
Adhere to all behavioral and procedural patient safety practices.
Promote safety of patients utilizing the culture of safety tool.
Communicate openly and promote teamwork.
Maintains a safe, organized & efficient work environment.
Complies with OSHA safety standards & infection control standards & practices.
Complies with established radiation safety standards.
Reports equipment malfunction, operational problems & inventory depletion immediately to the appropriate resource.
Maintains the cleanliness of the department & equipment.
Participation in professional development & process improvement teams by attending inservices meetings & continuing education programs appropriate to the goals & needs of the department.
Attends & actively participates in departmental meeting & inter- departmental meetings.
Attends & presents department and hospitalwide inservice programs to insure technical competence & familiarize other departments with the role of Cardiac Technologist.
Provides training assistance to new employees, physicians, residents & fellows.
Performs EKG stat and routine testing and other testing as needed.
Able to troubleshoot problems associated with performing ECG’s i.e., calming anxious patients, distracting pediatric patients.
Prepares patient for procedure, respects patients privacy in an empathetic & gentle manner.
Obtains relevant patient history.
Maintains a timely flow of patient in room assignments or work areas.
Able to enter/edit data entered in ECG machine before transmission of data to mainframe.
Performs Holter Monitor applications/removals.
Provides competent & proficient technical support during Stress Testing.
Anticipates needs of patients & physicians during stress Testing.
Prepares patient for procedure, respects patient privacy & provides comfort & empathy.
Explains the procedure; determines if all patients questions/concerns have been addressed.
Determines possible contraindications to Exercise Testing & voices concerns to physician/department nurse to assure reliability of testing & results.
Obtains relevant patient history.
Coordinates a timely flow of patients in room assignments/work areas.
May assist with transportation to maintain timely flow of patients.
Demonstrates adaptability & resourcefulness & acts independently to maintain & complete Stress Tests in a timely manner.
Anticipates & provides for special needs & behaviors of specific age groups.
Demonstrates competence in operation of Stress Testing equipment of all modalities (i.e., Quinton 5000, Quinton 4500, noninvasive blood pressure cuffs, Hewlett Packard ECG machines), all modes oximetry, Holter Monitoring equipment, Signal Average software and looping and non- looping Event Recorders.
Assists, prepares &, with proper credentialing, initiates IV access for Stress Testing.
Troubleshoots existing IV accesses & its suitability for Stress Testing & voices concerns to department nurse, physician or Nuclear Medicine technologist.
Helps precept exercise physiology students, floor nurses, new Cardiology Diagnostic staff members and Cardiac Fellows in the operation of treadmill, ECG machines & policies & protocols for Exercise Testing.
Performs ECG and other testing as needed.

Benefits

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
Paid Time Off programs.
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.