Electrocardiogram (ECG) Technician
Electrocardiogram (ECG) technicians use special equipment and medical techniques to record the electrical impulses transmitted by a patient's heart.
Essential Functions:
- General Duties
- Provides patient care as an EKG Technician to patients in assigned facility
- Communicates report to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with the hospital policy
- Adapts and adheres to all facility policies and procedures
- Uses an electrocardiogram machine to record the activity transmitted by the patient’s heart.
- Hooking the patient up to the EKG machine with electrodes and making sure the machine properly records the heart’s performance
- Gather information from the patient as to their medical history as well as explain the different procedures and results to the patients
- Maintaining the EKG equipment and supply levels will also be required.
- Able to continuously monitor cardiac rhythms, identify changes and appropriately respond
**The job holder must demonstrate current competencies applicable to the job description.
Education: High school diploma
Experience: Minimum of two years in a cardiology practice
Requirement’s: Professional certificates preferred
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology
- Knowledge of the computer programs, spread sheets and applications
- Knowledge of electrocardiograph equipment and use
- Knowledge of medical terminology, office procedures
Skills:
- Skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion and decision making
- Skill in analyzing situations accurately and seeking appropriate advice/help
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, policy-making bodies, third party payers, patients and the public.
- Skill in organizing work, achieving goals and objectives.
Abilities:
- Ability to process patient and public inquiries and respond with poise and efficiency
- Ability to recognize, evaluate, solve problems and correct errors
- Ability to establish and maintain quality control standards.
- Ability to conceptualize work flow, develop plans, and implement appropriate actions
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
Environmental/Working Conditions:
Work is performed in a busy office environment and requires desk and counter work. Frequent contact with employees, patients and outside agencies. May involve dealing with angry or upset people. Evening or weekend work as necessary.
Physical/Mental Demands:
Requires frequent mobility, extended periods of sitting. Manual dexterity for using a calculator and compute keyboard. Some bending and stooping
This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.