Technician, EKG

One Brooklyn Health • New York, NY

9h

About The Position

Performs EKGs and general clerical duties.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an approved EKG course.
• Minimum six (6) months of EKG experience; preferably in a hospital setting.
• Good communication skills
• Ability to fully utilize BHMS’s electronic record systems, equipment and other healthcare and billing systems relevant to this position.
• Position requires prolonged periods of standing, reaching, walking throughout the working day.
• Position will be required to stoops, bends, lifts, carry items weighing up to 75 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Obtains graph of patient’s heart action by positioning electrodes and manipulating proper dials.
• Wheels portable EKG machine to patient’s bedside to record as required.
• Informs physician if graph shows any gross abnormality.
• Enters all required information into ledger on a daily basis.
• Cuts and mounts EKGs on a special form.
• Types reports instead of cutting and mounting.
• Prepares EKGs for interpretation by obtaining previous records of patient for comparison.
• Files typewritten reports alphabetically.
• May be asked to assist in placing the EKG’s on patient’s chart.
• Maintains electrodes and machines on a daily basis.
• Familiar with procedures necessary to perform EKGs on infants, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Performs other duties as requested.

What This Job Offers

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