What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cardiac Technician - Part Time, Days - Emergency Department position at Long Island Community Hospital?
Overview
Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island’s only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community’s healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women’s imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff – Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort.
Long Island Community Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Responsibilities
Operates telemetry monitoring equipment to identify and record variations in the patient’s cardiac rhythm. Provides data for physicians and telemetry nursing staff to diagnose and treat cardiac arrhythmia. Labels, edits and mounts ECG rhythm strips for review by physician and nursing staff. Maintains telemetry monitoring equipment and refers equipment for repair. Participates in the orientation process of new employees.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED
Ability to read and write in order to obtain and record pertinent information in patient charts and to perform noncomplex arithmetic calculations as normally acquired through completion of high school.
Knowledge of medical terminology and physical sciences.
Basic analytical skills in order to recognize abnormal heart rhythms or artifact in test data and to notify appropriate personnel.
Requires a passing grade of 85% on the Dysrhythmia Proficiency Exam
