Cardiology Technician - Part Time

Job Title: Cardiology Technician Effective

Position Highlights :

• Shift Schedule: Part-time, Nights 7p-7a or Days 7a-7p
• Location: High Point, NC

What We Offer :

• Wellness Incentives: Take advantage of up to $1,350 per year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program, prioritizing your well-being.
• Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.
• Parental Benefits: We understand the importance of family, providing six weeks of paid maternity leave and four weeks of paid parental leave.
• Retirement: Secure your future with up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions, ensuring financial peace of mind.

Job Summary: Monitors telemetry patients, ensuring telemetry is applied correctly.

Education Degree/Diploma Obtained Program of Study Required/Preferred: High School Diploma or GED General Studies

Required Certifications, Licensures and Registrations: Prior Clinical Experience in a hospital setting Required *Or successful completion of an approved EKG class.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Job Specific Duties: Equipment Operation Operates cardiovascular diagnostic or therapeutic equipment. Interprets and documents cardiac rhythms. Responds to alarms promptly and appropriately. Adheres to arrhythmia protocols. Ensures that patients have telemetry applied correctly. Assurance Ensures that all equipment is clean and in working order. Troubleshoots basic problems with equipment and refers it for resolution if unable to resolve the problem.

*Education: Educates staff and/or patients on cardiology technical procedures and equipment. Teaches telemetry principles to patients and family as needed. Precepts new telemetry technicians as necessary.

*Reports: Prepares related reports, inputs test results into database and documents procedures as appropriate. Collaboration: Collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary health care team to promote patient safety and meet medical emergency needs. Reports problems, variances, etc, to the charge nurse with written follow-up to the nurse manager.

*Professionalism: Upholds a professional working relationship at all times and adheres to department rules. Practices teamwork and adheres to Standards of Behavior.

*Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned by management.

*Employee Standards Communication: Uses appropriate methods to clearly convey information to others in an engaging way, which helps others understand and retain the message.

*Collaboration: Works with others respectfully and openly; provides help to achieve shared goals.

*Service: Uses appropriate methods to clearly convey information to others in an engaging way, which helps others understand and retain the message.

*Safety: Meets or exceeds patient and employee safety requirements while promoting and achieving quality outcomes.

*Accountability: Takes ownership for goals and outcomes; effectively and efficiently uses available resources to successfully complete tasks.

*Improvement: Identifies opportunities and takes action to continuously improve processes. Maintains effectiveness and flexibility during change.

*Workplace Requirements Employee Health: Complies with all required employee health programs including annual tuberculin testing and other applicable screening, testing and vaccinations.

*Credentials: Maintains current licensures, certifications and/or registrations (if applicable for the position).

*Job Competency: Complies with requirements for job specific competency testing and demonstrates and communicates proficiency in skills required (if applicable to position).

Corporate Compliance: Adheres to and understands the Health System's Corporate Compliance Plan as evidenced by timely participation in required training (including annual testing) and 100% compliance with the Corporate Compliance Code of Conduct.

*Safety: Adheres to and understands the Health System's Environment of Care Plan as evidenced by timely participation in required training (including annual safety testing).

*HIPAA: Adheres to and understands the Health System's HIPAA Compliance Plan as evidenced by timely participation in required training (including annual HIPAA testing).

*Education: Attends all required educational programs (including General Orientation, and departmental or job specific required programs).

*Physical and Behavioral Requirements - Physical requirements include occasional sitting, stooping, kneeling, crawling, frequent standing, walking, and reaching. - Medium physical force is required (exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects). - Visual acuity for accurate documentation, reading reports, and patient assessment. - Ability to speak and hear is required for effective communication with patients, visitors, physicians, and staff. - Sense of touch for patient assessment. - Manual finger dexterity for moving and utilizing equipment and supplies. - Ability to effectively manage a high stress environment resulting from emergent situations. Communicates in an open and candid manner and can be counted upon to fulfill any commitments made to others on the team. Compassion - Is sensitive to the feelings of others and is consistently kind and considerate. Genuinely cares about people and is available and ready to help. Shows sincere concern, empathy, sees the best in people, accepts differences and appreciates virtues. Integrity - Views himself or herself as a reflection of the organization by following through on commitments and accepting ownership of any mistakes he or she might make. Acts in ways that demonstrate personal honesty and serves as a positive example of why others should trust the motives of the organization. Standards of Behavior Respect: Maintain Patients' Privacy Professionalism: Take Ownership Safe and Healing Environment: Keep Noise Levels Down

I certify that I possess the physical and mental abilities to regularly attend work and fulfill the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation. If I require accommodation in order to fulfill any or all of these essential functions, I will notify my manager immediately (or in the case of new employees, prior to employment). I understand that receipt of this job description does not imply nor create a promise of employment, nor does it create an employment contract of any kind. I furthermore understand that if hired, my employment relationship with High Point Regional Health is at will and may be terminated by myself or employer at any time with or without cause. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, education, certifications, licensure, experience, and/or ability required to perform the job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job, work schedule, and/or require that different tasks be performed when circumstances change in order to best suit the needs of the department and/or organization.