Cardiology Technician I, Per Diem - Gardner, United States - heywood

Description

Job Title: Cardiology Technician I, Per Diem

Location: Gardner, Massachusetts

Posted Date: 04/10/2024

Hiring Manager Name: Susan Pirie Facility: Heywood Hospital Department: HH. CARDIOLOGY -, Union: Non-Union Position Type: Per Diem Position Control #: Expected assignment length/Shift Details exp. M-F: Days Position Hours (Enter Numbers Only): Per-diem Shift: Day Weekend Frequency: Occasional Holiday Rotation: Every 3rd
Job Requirements

Minimum Education

• High School graduate or equivalent.

Minimum Licenses and Certifications

• EKG certification or experience doing cardiac testing is preferred
• Curent BLS certification required.

Required Skills

• Basic computer skills.
• Moderate written and verbal skills.
• Ability to use cardiology equipment.

Functional Demands

Physical Requirements

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands). Occasionally stoop (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist), crouches (bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine).

Organizational Expectations

Behavioral Attributes

The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking.

Essential Functions

• Greeting and checking in patients. Reviewing the testing orders and printing schedules
• Reminder calls to the patients as needed
• Clerical work copying, filing, faxing and scanning tests
• Systematically gathers and evaluates relevant information and data from the patient interview and/or from patient information sources.
• Assures that the patient exams, tests and/or procedures are consistent with the nature of patient's needs and orders.
• Identifies variations from expected findings and/or test values.
• Takes appropriate actions when variations are identified.
• Plans for and provides patient teachings.
• Identifies situations when it is appropriate to involve the family and/or significant other and/or friends in patient's education.
• Prioritizes requests based on the nature of request and the condition and/or situation of the patients.
• Assesses and reassesses the patient's condition.
• Coordinates and communicates with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive patient service and care.
• When appropriate, delegates to other healthcare professionals.
• Works together to complete assignments with departmental and healthcare team members.
• Places electrode in correct positions to obtain a quality EKG recording and inputs patient demographic information into the machine.
• Performs non-routine EKG's, such as fifteen and eighteen lead, and EKG's with magnets.
• Inputs patient demographic information into machine.
• Reports abnormal patterns to physician or nurse.
• Attaches electrodes in correct position to maximize quality tracing.
• Instructs patients in the use of recorder and diary.
• Correctly sets up monitor.
• Prints two copies of EKG's, (one marked as preliminary and the second for interpretation).
• Copies reports and directs them to ordering physicians.
• Files report per department procedure.
• Operates equipment per department policy and manufacturer's recommendations.
• Reports malfunctioning equipment to the Clinical Engineer.
• Effectively troubleshoots problems.
• Performing routine EKG's, applying and downloading holter monitors.
• Assisting the providers with stress testing.
• Setting up Echocardiogram patients as needed and taking blood pressures.
• Checking in the Cardiology testing patients.
• Copying, scanning and filing of the tests.
• Editing and downloading the EKGs from the machines
• Cleaning equipment after each use.

Statement of Other Duties

This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.