Cardiology Technician

Garnet Health•Mechanicstown, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Garnet Health, the Hudson Valley’s leading integrated health system, you’ll find the perfect balance of a satisfying career and a rewarding lifestyle. Our focus is on patient-centric care with a collective of visionary leaders and dedicated and caring professionals working as a team to deliver the best for the people we serve. If you’re interested in a health system that’s both growing and award-winning, serving a diverse community that provides the best of both city and rural life, we invite to make your career home with us as a Cardiology Technician on our EKG team at/in Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown. Per Diems shall be required to work 1 major and 2 minor holidays per year & 4 weekend days (Saturday or Sunday) per 3 month period of time. A weekend is defined as a Saturday or Sunday. Major and Minor Holidays are defined as: major holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day) and two (2) other holidays throughout the year if and as needed by the Medial Center.

Requirements

Must be a high school graduate or equivalent.
One (1) year prior experience in EKG or stress testing laboratory, medical assistant position, or completion of our in-house training and competency required.
Current and ongoing BLS required

Nice To Haves

Graduate of an accredited EKG/Cardiology Technician certificate program preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborates with other team members of the healthcare delivery team to deliver quality, safe, and efficient health care.
Is qualified by specific didactic, laboratory, and clinical technological education to obtain and be responsible for basic 12 and 15 lead EKGs on patients of all ages.
Performs holter/event monitor hook ups; regular, pharmacologic, and other specialty adult stress tests, for diagnostic purposes.
Proper maintenance, and cleaning of the equipment.
Is an integral member of the cardiology service team qualified to participate in the care of both inpatients and outpatients.
Demonstrates an understanding of the procedures being performed and anticipates the needs of the cardiologist.
Responsible for performing 12-lead EKG’s within the department and on all units of the hospital as needed and ordered by the physician.
Responsible for responding to Rapid Response and Code Blue calls.
Provides assistance to the nurse and physicians during regular, pharmacologic, and other specialty adult stress test, and for EEG testing.
Performs holter/event monitor hook-ups, Muse admin user status, pacemaker/device interrogations and training/orientation of new employees in each modality.