Cardiology Tech II - Holter, Full time (Chicago)
Company: Advocate Health
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 28, 2024
Job Description:
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.
Keywords: Advocate Health, Cicero , Cardiology Tech II - Holter, Full time (Chicago), Healthcare , Chicago, Illinois
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