Cardiac Technician Jobs in Illinois

Uses problem-solving skills and past experiences to optimize use of monitoring equipment or to address equipment failure

Maintains current knowledge of cardiac monitoring and participates in continuing education.

Seeks assistance from peers, Nurse Manager or Biomedical Engineering to address equipment concerns

Successfully completes certification EKG test and ongoing recertifications.

Interacts with CNS to advance skills

Knowledgeable of quality assurance indicators and assists in improvement of patient care

Current and valid medical state license/certifications.

Minimum of one year professional experience in similar medical setting

Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills

Administer care to ill, injured, or disabled patients

Implement patient treatment plans as directed by provider

Monitor and report changes in patient symptoms or behavior

Current basic life support (BLS) healthcare provider certification (American Heart Association).

Continuous monitoring, documentation and communication of electrocardiogram tracings on monitored patients.

Recognizes, identifies, analyzes, and documents arrhythmias, abnormal cardiac rhythms, rhythm changes and promptly reports changes to the registered nurse.

Enters patient data into arrhythmia computer system.

Sets alarm limits according to alarm parameter guidelines.

Admits, uses stand-by mode, and discharges patient to the monitoring system according to policy.