EKG Tech

#REF!•Fort Worth, TX

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The EKG Tech position is responsible for ensuring the continuity of patient care using communication tools and electronic medical records. This role involves identifying patients, explaining procedures, obtaining consents, and preparing exam rooms. The EKG Tech provides assistance to patients, responds to distress, collects patient data, and reports significant findings to nurses. They also assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges. A key responsibility is producing quality resting and ambulatory electrocardiograms (ECG) according to department policies and procedures, and accurately entering orders and documenting information. The role requires adapting care to patient populations, incorporating cultural and religious needs, and maintaining a high degree of confidentiality. The EKG Tech is expected to utilize equipment properly, ensure timely repairs, and maintain patient care skills. They serve as a patient advocate, comply with personnel policies, and follow infection control standards. Additionally, the EKG Tech assists in instructing new hires on ECG procedures and completion of competencies.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required
1 year in health care environment involving direct patient care preferred
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Req
ECG monitoring and knowledge of ECGs
Computer skills
Communication skills
High degree of confidentiality
Positive interpersonal skills
Ability to function in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

CCT - Certified Cardiographic Technician 6 Months Pref
NCET - Nationally Certified ECG Technician 6 Months Pref

Responsibilities

Ensure the continuity of patient care using communication tools and electronic medical record.
Identify patient using two patient identifiers.
Explain procedures to patient and obtain patient consents.
Ensure exam room is fully stocked and in order before patient arrival.
Provides assistance to patient according to procedure being performed.
Appropriately respond to patients in distress.
Collects patient data, identifies and reports significant findings to nurse.
Assists in admission/transfer discharge.
Produces quality resting electrocardiograms (ECG) and ambulatory ECGs following department policies and procedures.
Enters orders into computer or manual system if applicable.
Documents accurately and appropriately.
Adapts care to reflect patient population and incorporates cultural/religious needs and beliefs into delivery of care.
Improve understanding of procedures performed according to patient with consideration of potential language barriers.
Utilizes equipment properly through training and knowledge of when to seek outside assistance for identified problems/education with manager approval.
Ensure timely repairs of equipment beginning with notification of Biomed and/or manager as needed and making sure unsafe/inoperable equipment is removed and properly tagged per hospital policy as to prevent further use.
Maintains and enhances patient care skills.
Seeks assistance and supervision when performing unfamiliar tasks.
Serves as a patient advocate.
Complies with personnel policies. (Attendance, ID badge, Dress code, et. al)
Follow infection control standards per hospital policy/guidelines.
Communicates per department expectations.
Recognizes and promptly communicates ethical and legal concerns through established channels of communication.
Assist with the instruction of new hires in the proper technique of performing ECGs and completion of ECG competency within hospital
Assists in the identification of ineffective and costly processes and takes action to improve them.
Participates in the process improvement activities within the department/hospital.
Improve the quality of customer service, and professional development.
Improve communication and professional development.
Meet unit requirements for Patient Safety Observation.
Assists and participates with Continuous Improvement projects.
Uses Professional Practice Model philosophy to work in partnership with patient's families, physicians, peers and all other disciplines.
Adapts to changing needs of department re: patient census, workload, and crisis situations.
Functions as Mentor/Resource in the training and evaluation of practice partners as requested.
Acceptable use of interpersonal relationship skills with patients, families, co-workers, physicians, all disciplines, and other customers.
Demonstrates professionalism and adheres to business etiquette when interacting with customers and peers.
Flexible with scheduling to help meet departmental/patient needs.
Adapts to changes in workload assignment to meet changing needs of the individual patient and or unit.
Organizes work in partnership with team members.