- Location
- GLENDALE, CA, US
- Department
- IT
- Education
- High School
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As an EKG Tech, you will perform diagnostic electrocardiograms (EKGs) to assess cardiac function.Every day you will prepare patients, explain procedures, and accurately operate EKG machines to record heart activity, ensuring comfort and high-quality readings.To be successful, you will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, meticulous data collection, and excellent patient communication, contributing to accurate cardiac diagnostics.
- Demonstrates adherence to the Standards of Conduct Requirements. Completes and turns in the SOC acknowledgement card.Fulfills compliance education requirements as directed by the Compliance Department or Department Manager.
- Meets the requirements in all necessary systems including centralized scheduling and hospital information systems computer.
- Meets annual competency requirements prior to evaluation date, including incorporating defined age specific requirements as applicable.
- Receives physician's written request for electrocardiographic procedures and generates order per departmental procedure.
- Is responsible for performing electrocardiographic procedures with consideration on various age range like newborn (neonates), pediatrics, adolescents, adults, geriatrics and females of child bearing age. Is responsible for performing electrocardiographic procedures and coping with consideration on patients of all ethnic, socioeconomic, cultural and educational backgrounds.
- Ensures proper patient identification before performing prescribed procedure.
Job Requirements
Required
- High School Diploma/GED
- Minimum one year experience as an EKG Technician conducting a standard three channel 12 lead EKG, two and three channel holter monitor test, three channel holter scanning, treadmill exercise test.
- Dual Isotope nuclear stress test, pharmacologic stress testing and tilt table testing experience
- Basic Life Support - CPR
Preferred
- Some college
- Minimum one year experience in cardiovascular or electrocardiology transcription using a transcribing machine
Where You’ll Work
Founded in 1926, Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 70,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care and surgical services. Additionally, Glendale Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery. One Community. One Mission. One California
