Cardiology Tech - 24 Hours/Week - Days

Nebraska Methodist Hospital•Omaha, NE

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Cardiology technician assists Cardiologists scheduling appointments, reviewing patient files, monitoring testing and assists in diagnosis of cardio and/or vascular diseases.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) required.
Participates in mandatory in-services and continuing education programs as mandated by policies and procedures, external agencies, or as directed by supervisor or manager.
Previous experience with electrocardiogram (EKG) and cardiac stress testing preferred.
Requires the ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language well enough to communicate at a level normally acquired through a high school education.
Requires the ability to recognize cardiac arrhythmia's normally acquired through on the job training and/or courses in EKG interpretation.

Nice To Haves

Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment, as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria.
Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
Schedule patients for stress tests and assists physician's pr mid-level practitioners with performance of the stress tests (including nuclear stress tests).
Receives call from emergency room and coordinates chest pain patients for early morning stress tests.
Assists coordination of add-on patients to the Heart Station or Nuclear Department.
Communicates add-on patients with the mid-level practitioners or physicians for the procedure.
Prepares patient for a stress test.
Checks patient wristband for two identifiers (full name, medical history number, and/or date of birth).
Educate patient regarding lead placement, how to walk on a treadmill, what to expect from the increased heart rate, and the importance of exciting off the treadmill quickly for the echo sonographer.
Prior to the stress test, obtain accurate patient history, have appropriate indications for the procedure and obtain BP's for physicians or mid-level practitioners.
Monitor patients' heart rate after stress test to ensure it is within a normal range.
Log each patient in to Cerner and charge for the procedure.
Work professionally with all members of the cardiac team.
Works well with Emergency Room, Nuclear, Echo staff and Registered Nurses when coordinating stress echos.
Collaborates in the maintenance of proper inventory.
Works with Bio-med for all first respond maintenance for EKG carts or treadmill needs.
Shares the responsibility of ordering supplies for the department.
Demonstrates ability to access environment of care policies on computer.
Can speak to code red.
How to rescue patients and evacuate the department.
Can speak to code triage.
What is responsibility with a code triage?
Is knowledgeable of the hazardous materials in the area and can identify the chemical diamond.
Demonstrates competency in accessing all hospital policies.
Competent in putting on and taking off Holter Monitors and Event Monitors.
Knows who makes the appointment for the Holter Monitor or Event Monitors.
Give instructions to the patient for the Holter Monitor and Event Monitors.
Appropriately charges for putting on and taking off the monitors.