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Specialty Ekg Technician
As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy of caring

Located in the heart of Miami Beach, overlooking the breathtaking intracoastal waterway, Mount Sinai Medical Center is dedicated to providing exceptional health care to our diverse community enhanced through innovation, technology, teaching, and research.

Mount Sinai is South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital with 672 beds, and a tight-knit community of more than 4,000 employees.

We provide world-class care:

• The BEST cardiac surgery survival rate in Florida
• A new seven-story Surgical Tower with 154 all-private rooms and patient centered technology promotes an exceptional patient experience
• Named one of America's 250 Best Hospitals for 2020 and 2021 by Healthgrades, positioning Mount Sinai among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for overall clinical excellence.
• A pioneer in innovative medical research in areas such as cardiology, cancer, memory disorders and pulmonary diseases

Position Responsibilities:

1. Performs the assigned responsibility demonstrating knowledge and proficiency in the respective role.

2. Observes safety and compliance guidelines when operating specialized equipment or performing specific routines / processes. Follows appropriate departmental standards and practices.

3. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Agrees with Supervisors on operational and technical duties.

4. Ensures completion of all assigned activities. Monitors the process until final outcome

5. Communicates and documents any unusual occurrences or variations from routine operations to the Supervisor.

6. Prepares written documentation as required by the role and the department. Provides feedback on assigned responsibilities.

7. Performs general maintenance on related equipment or processes as assigned.

8. Provides direct assistance to co workers and team members as requested.

9. Follows the National Patient Safety goals as required:

"Improve accuracy of patient identification with at least two identifiers (excluding patient's room number).

Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers.

Improve the safety of using medications.

Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections on MDRO, CAUTI, CLABSI, and SSI.

Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care.

Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls.

Conduct a pre-operative verification process as described in the Universal Protocol.

Mark the operative site as described in the Universal Protocol.

Conduct a ""time-out"" immediately before starting the procedure as described in the Universal Protocol.

Staff competency to assess the risk for suicide.

10. Follows Patient Safety goals as established by the department; supports effective responses to adverse and sentinel events; provides an on-going proactive approach to reduce risk; integrates patient safety as a priority into new and existing processes.

11. Is available to participate as a member of either Team A or Team B of the Hurricane Activation Plan, as assigned.

12. Reports incidents to supervisor and Risk Management department within required timeframe in accordance with medical center policy.

13. Complies with current Hospital security and safety polices.

14. All other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School or GED equivalent plus medical terminology preferred.
• 1-2 years experience preferably within healthcare.

Benefits:

We believe in the physical and mental well-being of our employees and are committed to offering comprehensive benefits that fit their personal needs. Our robust employee benefits package includes:

• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement plan
• Long-term disability coverage
• On-site housing for selected positions and more!
• Health benefits
• Life insurance
• Healthcare spending accounts
• Paid time off
• Wellness program