Cardiac Diagnostic Tech Jobs

Position Title: Cardiac Diagnostic Tech

Department: Cardiac Diagnostics

Purpose: Provides safe, effective, and culturally competent care for pediatric through aging adult patients undergoing Holter, event, and B/P monitoring. Key accountabilities include obtaining medical information, analyzing ECG tracings, processing data for physician's interpretation and reports, managing the integrity of the Holter and EKG management systems, entering charges; and active participation in quality monitoring and performance improvement activities. Will provide clerical and clinical support, entering and auditing charges for pulmonary services, assists with coordinating of patient appointments, notifies staff of assigned changes, ordering supplies, and compiles department quality reports.

Report To: Manager, Respiratory Care

Supervisory Responsibility: No Supervision: The job does not require the provision of guidance or supervision to others. There is no formal responsibility for directing others.

Materials Responsibility: Very Limited. Work requires very limited responsibility for material resources. Examples of resources could include personal work materials, supplies or equipment, or very small amounts of cash. The employee has a very limited or indirect amount of control over these resources. Although human error might require the repair or replacement of materials, usually the cost of correcting these errors is minor. The variety and volume of resources is also very limited. Problems associated with material resources are very uncomplicated.

Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Patients, Families, and Significant Others, Vendors/Clients

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Education: High school graduation or equivalent

Field Of Study: N/A

Special Training: Basic Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation

Training Preferred: 12 Lead EKG Interpretation

Licensure/Registration: N/A

Experience: More than 1 year experience required.

Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization. Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity. Contact with others may involve detailed & lengthy dialogues & exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.

Working Conditions: There is exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions. There are some health and safety risks. Position may require safety equipment and precautions. The amount of time the employee may experience these moderate conditions is limited to 70% or less of the work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes