Cardiac Technician - Per Diem
Company: Hackensack Meridian Health
Location: Holmdel
Posted on: January 27, 2025
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Job Description:
Overview
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At
Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better,
healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a
culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are
team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning.
It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for
our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our
mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive
change.The Cardiac Technician assists a trained, credentialed
cardiology attending during all procedures. He/she is responsible
for accurately performing the following procedures: all forms of
stress testing, Holter application and removal, Holter scanning and
ECG.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Cardiac Technician at Hackensack Meridian
Health includes: 1. Performs application and detachment of Holter
monitors.
2. Provides educational instruction to the patient regarding the
test and the reasons being performed.
3. Scans, analyzes holter tapes and prepares holter reports for
physician interpretation.
4. Assists the cardiology attending in performing cardiac stress
testing including radionuclide, stress echocardiography and
pharmacological radionuclide procedures.
5. Performs ECGs and other Cardiology testing as necessary.
6. Reports supply needs in a timely fashion.
7. Calibrates, cleans, and maintains equipment and reports
equipment defects in an accurate and timely fashion to the
technical supervisor or his/her designee.
8. Completes and processes billing charge requisitions, logbooks,
worksheets, and reports.
9. Checks code cart and defibrillator daily; making sure lock
integrity is maintained and documents the same.
10. Assists in maintaining emergency equipment in the department
and reports discrepancies to the department nurse or in her
absence, the technical supervisor.
11. Identifies the needs of the patient population served and
modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e.,
age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).
This process includes communicating with the patient, parent,
and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age,
educational, literacy, etc.).
12. Participates in ongoing performance initiatives of the
department.
13. Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's
Organizational Competencies.
14. Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
15. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of
behavior.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:1. High School
diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent
programs.
2. Graduate of a cardiac technical program or equivalent.
3. Satisfactory completion of cardiac arrythmia course within 90
days of hire.
4. Satisfactory completion of cardiac arrhythmia course.
Basic understanding of cardiac disease and advanced understanding
of arrhythmias.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
6. Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited
to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms. Education,
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:1.1 year of prior
experience in non-invasive cardiac procedures. Licenses and
Certifications Required:1. Maintains American Heart Association
Basic Life Support Certification. If you feel the above description
speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please
apply today!
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy,
breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic
test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic
test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin,
nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for
military service, or status as a protected veteran.
Our Network
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza
Vaccination Facility
As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to
send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health
network who may have current openings that fit your skills and
experience.
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