About this role
Dept: Non-Invasive Cardiology
Schedule: Days
Hours per pay period: 80
Position Summary: Under general supervision, performs functions prior to and following cardiovascular procedures in Non-Invasive Cardiology (NIC), CCL, and Cardiac Rehabilitation departments.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1 Performs routine procedures for proper patient care, including but not limited to patient preparation pre-procedure/testing, ECG’s, vital signs, and data entry into computer system.
2 Assists with clerical functions in departments such as chart preparation, answering the phone, scheduling appointments, and data look-up in computer.
3 Performs all routine and stat 12-lead and 15-lead ECG’s for inpatient units, and outpatient departments as needed.
4 Assists with completion of ECG quality assurance reports for the ED department.
5 Performs quality assurance tests on hemodynamic/physiologic monitoring equipment, oximetry and coagulation equipment.
6 Stocks and cleans all ECG carts.
7 Ensures ECG graphs are transmitted and there is an order for each ECG, deletes duplicate graphs, and notifies leadership of unresolved issues.
8 Looks up stress orders for the next day, filling out work sheets, adding patient history, adding patient to work board and logging patient into stress book.
9 Adheres to all regulatory and safety standards.
10 May perform Holter Monitor testing on patients if appropriately trained.
11 Performs other related job duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Formal education or training beyond High School, specifically, successful completion of a Cardiovascular Technologist, Paramedic or Medical Assistant program
- BLS certification from American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), or Canadian equivalent, is required before start date and valid at least 60 days beyond start date.
- CCT certification (Certified Cardiographic Technician) or acquired within 1 year of hire
Other facts
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
As part of its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, McLaren maintains academic affiliations with medical schools at Wayne State University, Michigan State University and Central Medical University. McLaren’s seven (7) GME campuses offer 27 residencies and eight (8) fellowship programs that train over 650 future physicians annually. All GME programs at McLaren are overseen and managed centrally by the Department of Academic Affairs.
What you'll do
- The Cardiographer Technician performs functions related to patient care before and after cardiovascular procedures, including ECGs and vital signs. They also assist with clerical tasks and ensure quality assurance of monitoring equipment.
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