Cardiovascular Technologist | Union Hospital

Christiana Care Health Services • Elkton, MD

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

ChristianaCare's Union Hospital is currently recruiting for a Full-Time Cardiovascular Technician. This role is primarily responsible for performing stress tests and cardiac monitoring for the Cardiac Diagnostic Centers, as well as holter monitor analysis. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit health system with a mission of service, believing that the key to providing truly excellent health care is to partner with patients and their families, building a system of care that is effective, affordable, and valuable to everyone it touches.

Requirements

• High school graduate or its equivalent.
• Two years clinical experience including arrhythmia recognition skills.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities relating to adult and geriatric patient care.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities related to performance of EKG's and stress monitoring.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities related to proper application and instruction to holter monitors, 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitors, and 30-day event monitors.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities related to scanning holter and 24 hour BP monitors.
• Knowledge of arrhythmia recognition.
• Knowledge of and ability to abide by departmental standards, procedures, protocols, policies and guidelines.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to act independently within established procedures and protocols.
• Ability to be efficient, able to organize, and prioritize work assignments.
• Exercises judgment, tact, and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Explains procedures to patient
• Properly preps patient for stress testing and accurately records the patient health record
• Performs stress testing
• Monitor the patient's blood pressure during exercise and recovery
• Performs EKGs
• Performs holter, ambulatory BP monitor and 30 day event monitors including proper prep and instruction to the patient
• Downloads all holters and ambulatory BP monitors
• Performs analysis on holter and 24 hour BP monitors
• Prepares reports for interpreting physician using the Ascend digital reporting system
• Clean and restock rooms after use.
• Rotates to all Cardiac Diagnostic centers at the manager's discretion
• Performs other related duties as required

Benefits

• Full Medical, Dental, Vision and other insurance benefits
• 403 (b) with an employer match
• health insurance
• paid time off
• retirement
• an employee assistance program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED