EKG Technician - PRN (Rotating Shifts)

Advocate Health • Park Ridge, IL

2d • $21 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

The EKG Technician performs routine and STAT ECG procedures and related Heart Station functions. The role includes identifying patients and obtaining relevant history; responding to inpatient, outpatient, Emergency Department, code blue, and STAT requests; entering and editing ECG machine data; and applying and removing Holter monitors. The technician prepares patients with empathy and respect for privacy, troubleshoots procedure-related issues, and coordinates shift-to-shift updates about orders, ECGs, equipment, and outstanding work.

The technician supports timely completion and interpretation of ECG studies by confirming orders, preparing studies for physician review within two hours of completion, distributing studies to cardiologists, and performing related clerical, record-keeping, and billing functions. The role also maintains department equipment, printers, phones, pagers, and supplies; communicates equipment or inventory issues; and helps keep the work environment safe, clean, and organized.

The position involves teamwork with clinical staff and other EKG technicians, training and mentoring associates and clinicians, and participating in department meetings, in-services, continuing education, and process improvement. It requires maintaining BLS credentials and completing annual safety and infection-control requirements. The schedule is PRN with rotating shifts, primarily PM and NOC shifts, and requires availability for weekends, holidays, and STAT call-ins.

Requirements

• High school graduate, GED, or equivalent experience.
• One to two years of hospital-related experience, or experience as a CNA or EMT.
• BLS/BCLS certification or requirements must be maintained.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Good organizational, time-management, documentation, record-keeping, and communication skills.
• Ability to recognize the needs and behaviors of patients across age groups; prior experience with various age groups is preferred.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays and respond to STAT call-ins to accommodate staffing needs.
• Ability to lift and transfer patients and equipment; the posting describes occasional lifting of 20–50 pounds and states that direct patient-care roles require lifting up to 35 pounds without assistance, with patient-handling equipment and another associate used for patient lifts over 35 pounds or when the patient cannot assist.
• Ability to transcribe medical information, push equipment such as an ECG machine, communicate with patients, and stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to work around ill or trauma patients and possible exposure to blood and urine samples.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with patients across various age groups.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and STAT ECG procedures, identify patients, and obtain relevant patient history.
• Respond promptly to STAT, code blue, outpatient, and inpatient ECG requests; rotate to the Emergency Department according to schedule.
• Enter and edit ECG machine data before transmission.
• Apply and remove Holter monitors, including preparing the monitor and patient and returning the monitor to the Heart Station after removal.
• Prepare patients for procedures while respecting privacy and providing empathetic, gentle care.
• Troubleshoot ECG and rhythm-strip issues, including helping anxious patients and distracting pediatric patients as needed.
• Provide and review shift-to-shift updates on ECG carts, orders, outstanding studies, transmission and reconciliation status, and equipment; follow up on issues and communicate them to the next shift.
• Facilitate timely completion of ECGs on floors or in departments by NCTs or RNs trained to perform them.
• Perform clerical functions supporting physician interpretation and confirmation, department records, and patient billing.
• Confirm appropriate procedures have been ordered and reconciled; collect information for interpreting physicians and prepare studies for reading within two hours of completion.
• Distribute studies to cardiologists for review and interpretation.
• Maintain printers, department equipment, and supplies; change cartridges or arrange service and alert the secretary to supply needs before depletion.
• Attend and participate in department meetings, in-services, continuing education, and process improvement activities.
• Complete annual mandatory safety and infection-control requirements and maintain BLS requirements.
• Read and respond to Advocate and LGH email in a timely and consistent manner.
• Demonstrate customer service initiatives, including AIDET, and work collaboratively with floor staff and fellow EKG technicians.
• Provide education and troubleshooting assistance; assist with training new associates and mentor NCTs, new EKG technicians, and RNs in supervised ECG performance.
• Comply with safety and infection-control practices; promptly report equipment malfunctions, operational problems, and inventory depletion.
• Maintain department cleanliness and equipment condition, and ensure phones and pagers are functioning and calls are answered or forwarded appropriately.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Shift and on-call premium pay may be available; incentive pay applies to select positions, and annual increases may be available based on performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED