Cardiology Tech​/Holter - Registry​/PRN

Major Responsibilities

Prepares and scans 24-hour and 48-hour Holter and other ambulatory recordings as ordered by physicians. Generates physician preliminary reports. Holter scanning includes reviewing all EKG strips recorded, taking sample strips of abnormalities, classifying these abnormalities, and creating a preliminary written summary report of the test findings including determining rhythms; blocks; ventricular, supra ventricular, and aberrant activity; pauses; pacemaker activity/function; and symptom correlation with EKG findings.

• Informs cardiac fellow or attending cardiologist of critical cardiac abnormalities detected during Holter scanning; immediately filling out critical values report
• Attaches monitors to patients according to department protocol and provides patients with instructions to ensure optimal monitoring
• Maintains patient logs of Holter evaluations performed and accurately files all test reports according to department policy
• Enters into HIS computer all data necessary to charge/credit patients for services as required
• Checks and maintains functioning of Holter recorders and scanners to ensure availability of equipment
• Schedules patients for instruction on the use of arrhythmia monitors
• Provides patients with adequate instructions on the use of arrhythmia monitors to ensure optimal results
• Processes and documents transtelephonic transmissions
• Maintains work area in a clean, orderly, safe manner; prepares supply inventories; and cleans all equipment used according to department policy
• Performs other cardiology non-invasive testing as needed to include stress testing; EKG; rhythm strips; signal averaged EKGs, etc.

Provides clerical functions necessary for physician interpretation, department record-keeping & patient billing.

• Completes procedures forms and time outs effectively
• Ensures that appropriate procedure has been ordered & charged
• Collects all information for the interpreting physician & places the study to be read

Interacts with medical staff, nurses & other hospital departments regarding patient care & department procedures.

• Documents in the inpatient/outpatient chart that the study is completed
• Call the patient s physician/nurse with the results of a STAT procedure or life-threatening finding; fill out critical values report
• Coordinate patient care with the patient’s nurse and/or other ancillary departments
• Rotates to invasive cardiology prep and hold to assist nurses in care and transport of cath and EP patients and other duties as needed
• Report patient safety and near misses in a timely fashion. Adhere to all behavioral and procedural patient safety practices. Promote safety of patients utilizing the culture of safety tool
• Communicate openly and promote teamwork

• Maintains a safe, organized & efficient work environment
• Complies with OSHA safety standards & infection control standards & practices
• Complies with established radiation safety standards
• Reports equipment malfunction, operational problems & inventory depletion immediately to the appropriate resource
• Maintains the cleanliness of the department & equipment

• Participation in professional development & process improvement teams by attending in services meetings & continuing education programs appropriate to the goals & needs of the department
• Attends & actively participates in departmental meetings & inter-departmental meetings
• Attends & presents department and hospital-wide inservice programs to insure technical competence & familiarize other departments with the role of Cardiac Technologist
• Provides training assistance to new employees, physicians, residents & fellows

• Performs EKG stat and routine testing and other testing as needed
• Able to troubleshoot problems associated with performing ECGs (e.g., calming anxious patients)
• Prepares patient for procedure, respects patients  privacy in an empathetic & gentle manner
• Obtains relevant patient history
• Maintains a timely flow of patients in room assignments or work areas
• Able to enter/edit data entered in ECG machine before transmission of data to mainframe
• Performs Holter Monitor applications/removals
• Provides competent…