EKG Technician

Saint Elizabeth Medical Center•Edgewood, KY

About The Position

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do. Job Summary: Performs regular EKG’s, applies Ambulatory Monitors and completes any office duties that are relative to the examinations performed within the department or other duties relative to the department operation. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background. Job Description: Takes EKG equipment to patients room, explains the procedure to the patient and assists the patient as required to obtain a high quality examination and evaluate each procedure to assure accuracy and high quality Performs examinations as outlined in Compliance 360 Receives computerized requests for procedures. Retrieves old records so as to allow comparative interpretation Enters all required information into the computer relative to the examination Tests equipment daily and reports any defect to the Cardiology Manager Assists in Quality Assurance activities as directed by the manager Participates in training program within the department Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school graduate
Complete knowledge of the operation of the EKG department
Six months EKG training

Responsibilities

Performs regular EKG’s
Applies Ambulatory Monitors
Completes office duties that are relative to the examinations performed within the department or other duties relative to the department operation
Demonstrates respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background
Takes EKG equipment to patients room, explains the procedure to the patient and assists the patient as required to obtain a high quality examination and evaluate each procedure to assure accuracy and high quality
Performs examinations as outlined in Compliance 360
Receives computerized requests for procedures
Retrieves old records so as to allow comparative interpretation
Enters all required information into the computer relative to the examination
Tests equipment daily and reports any defect to the Cardiology Manager
Assists in Quality Assurance activities as directed by the manager
Participates in training program within the department
Performs other duties as assigned