ECG Tech - Every Friday 8AM-430PM

Children's Wisconsin•Milwaukee, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ Job Summary Assists the physician in administering ECGs, Holter Monitors, and Event Monitors to determine functional capacity of patients. Utilizes MUSE for electronic storage, retrieval and editing of ECG's. Provides coverage of ECG department and assists with reception area duties. Essential Functions - Understands and satisfies the needs of the neonatal, infant, toddler, pre-school, school-age, adolescent and/or adult patient in regards to their growth and development process. - Orders stock, non stock and maintains a clean and orderly testing area. - Identifies grossly abnormal ECG results and brings to the attention of the physician. - Provides ECG coverage during clinic hours for inpatients as well as outpatients. Coverage for ECG department includes obtaining inpatient and outpatient ECG's, photocopying, and filing studies as per policy. - Performs routine maintenance on stress lab equipment, ECG equipment, event monitors & loop monitors. - Organizes regular educational offerings on new monitors and equipment for all department personnel to remain familiar with each device and its functionality. - Schedules ECG testing or monitor placement at the cardiologist’s request. Contacts families to arrange appointments. Explains test procedure and gives preliminary instructions. - Receives patients into the clinic for ECG and event monitor testing. Determines if patient is able to undergo testing. Prepares patient for test. - Operates ECG equipment and assures patient’s general physical safety. - Enters hospital charges for studies into hospital computer. Reconciles monthly and yearly statistics with department statistics. Legacy Essential Functions - Performs backup receptionist duties to include answering telephones, relaying messages, scheduling appointments, filing records and registering clinic patients. - Submits charges for ECG procedures, Holters, Signal averaged ECGs, Atrial Electrograms and event recorders. - Coordinates application of Holter and Event recorders with patients and families, which includes instructions and hookup. - Initiates Basic Life Support and assists physicians with advanced life support procedures as requested. - Manages supply chain for holters, event monitors, event recorders at main campus and all regional outreach “Care Closer to Home” locations. - Manage the training of additional personnel who might be performing ECGs at main campus and outreach locations. - Performs quality assurance checks on ECGs at main campus as well as outreach locations. - Manages MUSE data integrity of ECGs, Holters and Event Monitors to include troubleshooting errors with billing, documentation and workflows.

Requirements

Work requires job knowledge and experience usually acquired through a high school education or equivalent and previous experience with ECG or a CNA.
Light typing and basic computer skills.
Strong interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with physicians, families, patients and students.
Ability to elicit cooperation from children in order to complete studies is desired.
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required

Nice To Haves

Skills in EPIC and MUSE desirable.

Responsibilities

Assists the physician in administering ECGs, Holter Monitors, and Event Monitors to determine functional capacity of patients.
Utilizes MUSE for electronic storage, retrieval and editing of ECG's.
Provides coverage of ECG department and assists with reception area duties.
Understands and satisfies the needs of the neonatal, infant, toddler, pre-school, school-age, adolescent and/or adult patient in regards to their growth and development process.
Orders stock, non stock and maintains a clean and orderly testing area.
Identifies grossly abnormal ECG results and brings to the attention of the physician.
Provides ECG coverage during clinic hours for inpatients as well as outpatients.
Coverage for ECG department includes obtaining inpatient and outpatient ECG's, photocopying, and filing studies as per policy.
Performs routine maintenance on stress lab equipment, ECG equipment, event monitors & loop monitors.
Organizes regular educational offerings on new monitors and equipment for all department personnel to remain familiar with each device and its functionality.
Schedules ECG testing or monitor placement at the cardiologist’s request.
Contacts families to arrange appointments.
Explains test procedure and gives preliminary instructions.
Receives patients into the clinic for ECG and event monitor testing.
Determines if patient is able to undergo testing.
Prepares patient for test.
Operates ECG equipment and assures patient’s general physical safety.
Enters hospital charges for studies into hospital computer.
Reconciles monthly and yearly statistics with department statistics.
Performs backup receptionist duties to include answering telephones, relaying messages, scheduling appointments, filing records and registering clinic patients.
Submits charges for ECG procedures, Holters, Signal averaged ECGs, Atrial Electrograms and event recorders.
Coordinates application of Holter and Event recorders with patients and families, which includes instructions and hookup.
Initiates Basic Life Support and assists physicians with advanced life support procedures as requested.
Manages supply chain for holters, event monitors, event recorders at main campus and all regional outreach “Care Closer to Home” locations.
Manage the training of additional personnel who might be performing ECGs at main campus and outreach locations.
Performs quality assurance checks on ECGs at main campus as well as outreach locations.
Manages MUSE data integrity of ECGs, Holters and Event Monitors to include troubleshooting errors with billing, documentation and workflows.