CARDIAC ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC SUPERVISOR

About the role

Provides technical and administrative supervision to a group of technicians engaged in performing a full range of non-invasive cardiac electrodiagnostic examinations.

Responsibilities

• Prepares performance evaluation reports on all subordinate technical and clerical personnel.
• Mets with medical and nursing supervisory personnel to resolve inter-disciplinary problems or investigate incidents involving reports of sub-standard practices or unsatisfactory handling of patients on the part of technicians in their administering of examinations, recommends disciplinary action where indicated to the departmental medical director.
• Interviews applicants and recommends the hiring of technicians.
• Prepares and/or reviews the preparation by subordinates of formal procedural instructions for the operation of new equipment and accessories.
• Orients technicians, nurse, interns and residents in the use of new equipment and related procedures in the cardiac electro-diagnostic field.
• Establishes quality control standards in the form of written guidelines for technicians in their appraisal of test results; spot-checks test results to assess the overall quality of tracings and other test data; and devises and conducts in service sessions to correct apparent group operating deficiencies.
• Prepares written recommendations concerning annual budget requirements for personnel, equipment, and supplies by projecting, estimating, and justifying needs.

Requirements

• Four (4) years' experience performing all types of cardiac electrodiagnostic examinations, including one (1) years’ experience performing at the level of a Cardiac Electrodiagnostic Technician III, including the interpretation of the results of dynamic electrocardiograms.
• Experience at the level of Cardiac Electrodiagnostic Technician III in the County of Los Angeles is defined as: Conducts a full range of non-invasive electrodiagnostic examinations of patients to obtain graphic indications of heart activity and condition; scans and analyzes tracings and prepares interpretative reports for requesting physicians.

Desirable Qualifications

• Additional points will be awarded for experience at the level of a Cardiac Electrodiagnostic Technician III in excess of the Minimum Requirements.

PHYSICAL CLASS II - Light

• This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting.
• Considerable ambulation may be involved.

EXAMINATION CONTENT

This examination will consist of an evaluation of experience and desirable qualifications based upon your application information, weighted 100%. Candidates need to achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the eligible register.

Eligibility Information

Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the eligible register accordingly. Candidates who have received a passing score are placed on a list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months. No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

Vacancy Information

The eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.

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