Cardiology Tech II – Holter, Full time (Chicago)

Purpose:
To provide technical assistance to physicians and care of patients receiving a variety of noninvasive cardiac studies including electrocardiograms, Holter application, all types of stress testing to include routine, pharmacological, and nuclear and arrhythmia monitoring To provide technical assistance to physicians and care of patients receiving a variety of noninvasive cardiac studies including electrocardiograms, Holter application, Holter scanning, all types of stress testing to include routine, pharmacological, and nuclear and arrhythmia monitoring according to AHA/ACC guidelines. To provide related clerical responsibilities necessary for physician interpretation and department record-keeping and patient billing according to AHA/ACC guidelines. To provide related clerical responsibilities necessary for physician interpretation and department record-keeping and patient billing

Accountabilities:

• Provides clerical functions necessary for physician interpretation, department record-keeping and patient billing

• Maintains a safe, organized, and efficient work environment

• Participation in professional development and process improvement teams by attending in-services meetings and continuing education programs appropriate to the goals and needs of the department

• Provides training assistance to new employees, physicians, residents, and fellows

• Prepares and scans 24~hour and 48~hour Holter and other ambulatory recordings as ordered by physicians.

• Generates physician preliminary reports. Holter scanning includes reviewing all EKG strips recorded, taking sample strips of abnormalities classifying these abnormalities and creating a preliminary written summary report of the test findings including determining rhythms blocks ventricular, supraventricular, and aberrant activity pauses pacemaker activity/function and symptom correlation with EKG findings.

• Performs EKG stat and routine testing and other testing as needed.

• Provides competent and proficient technical support during Stress Testing.

• Interacts with medical staff, nurses and other hospital departments regarding patient care and department procedures

Position Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years college or Associate Degree.

• 1-2 years cardiology exp.

• This position will need to recognize the needs and behaviors of a variety of age groups treated, i.e., understand child growth and development, normal patterns of adolescent behavior and look for signs of normal aging prior experience with various age groups is preferred

• Possess basic knowledge of life-threatening EKG abnormalities and arrhythmias and perform other stress testing in a clinical or hospital setting.

• Demonstrated knowledge of basic EKG interpretation of arrhythmias and other abnormalities.

• Typing and computer, and clerical skills

• Ability to work well with others

• Good communication skills

• BCLS

• ACLS

• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and STAT call ins in order to accommodate staffing needs

• Capable of performing a medium amount of lifting and transferring related to patient care (i.e., lifting to 20~50 lbs. occasionally)

• Ability to communicate with patients

• Exposure to ill patients, may be exposed to blood and urine samples

• Ability to transcribe medical information.

• If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015.

• Ability to lift to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.