EKG and Cardiac Monitoring Tech

About the role

Nemours Children's Health is seeking a skilled Electrocardiography Technician to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, 1-3 years of job-related experience, and previous cardiology/ECG experience. Pediatric experience is preferred, and certification in ECG is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrocardiograms on outpatients and inpatients.
• Perform Holter and Event Monitoring as ordered by physicians both inpatient and outpatient.
• Obtain insurance information and obtain approval from IVR team.
• Arrange for transtelephonic monitoring on patients as ordered by physicians.
• Placement of monitors on patients and/or delivering to parent to perform home hook up.
• Communicate detailed instructions to parents regarding paperwork (dairy, FedEx), demonstrate proper lead placement and procedures to hook up monitor and run baseline testing.
• From lab or home, explain method for return of monitor via FedEx when monitoring is complete.
• Data entry for the billing of tests to be performed daily.
• Processing of cardiac monitoring results/reports from monitoring service website, download completed reports to be reviewed and signed by ordering physicians.
• Ensuring timely result reporting from physicians.
• Billing reconciliation for inpatient and outpatient ECG, Holter and Event Monitors.
• Troubleshooting EKG system software for malfunction, working with Cardiac IT team to ensure proper functioning of EKG software.
• Troubleshooting of equipment; EKG Machines, Holter Monitors, and Event Monitors.
• Respond to parent/patient and physicians’ inquiries about monitoring status.
• Training of new 2B and CICU Unit Clerks, PICU, NICU, and ED techs, who cover ECG lab on nights and weekends, on proper procedures and standards for performing an EKG.
• Training of new Nurses and MA’s that will support satellite Cardiology clinics and perform EKG Only’s at Specialty and Primary Care satellite locations.

Requirements

• High School diploma
• 1-2 years’ experience, pediatrics preferred
• MA Certification and exercise testing experience a plus
• Previous Cardiac / ECG Experience Required

Qualifications

• ECG certification preferred
• 1-3 Years Of Job Related Experience Required

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits package
• Flexible work schedule
• Professional development opportunities

Pay

• $XX.XX - $XXX.XX per hour

Schedule

• Variable schedule to accommodate patient needs