EKG Electrocardiogram Technician

About the Role

Department: Cardiodiagnostics. Worker Type: Join a team where your work matters – every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Job Summary

Performs diagnostic electrocardiograms (EKGs).

Primary Responsibilities

• Attach, connect, and operate electrodes from specified body areas to leads from electrocardiograph machine.
• Review patient's record and instruct patients prior to procedures.
• Monitor patient during procedures and report any abnormal findings.
• Identify and correct for artifacts.
• Edit and forward results to attending physician for analysis and interpretation.
• Maintain EKG equipment and supplies.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• No experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0–25 lb.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25–50 lb.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA).

Schedule

32 hours per week, Day shift – shifts vary: 4:30 am–1 pm, 7 am–3:30 pm, 9 am–5:30 pm. Includes every other weekend.

Benefits

• Sign‑on bonus (ask recruiter about eligibility).