Electrocardiogram Technician - Respiratory Therapy

CHRISTUS Health

Shreveport, LA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Apple Macs, Cardiac Monitoring, Customer Support/Service, Disease, Electrocardiogram, Electroencephalography (EEG), Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Hospital, Medical Treatment, Outpatient Care, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Quality Assurance, Respiratory Therapy, Team Player, Testing
LOCATION
Shreveport, LA
POSTED
2 days ago
Description

Summary:

This professional will perform diagnostic testing involving Electroencephalography (EEG), Electromyography (EMG), and Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) Tests using Evoked Potentials (EP) in various areas of the body. These EP studies provide diagnostic data of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Limb maladies and diseases. This professional will be able to work with others in an effort to achieve common goals, whether they involve patient care, departmental, and/or hospital-related; they should utilize communication and available resources to promote quality and cost-effective patient care. This professional will also perform EKGs and assist with the management of the MUSE EKG storage system.

Responsibilities:

  • Performs EKG's utilizing the GE MAC 5500 machine
  • Performs electrocardiograms for inpatient and outpatient populations including all ages
  • Performs Holter monitor hook-ups
  • Performs Cardiac event monitor hook-ups
  • Responsible for quarterly quality assurance for stat EKGs
  • Schedules all patients for any and all procedures performed in the department that requires an appointment
  • Refers outpatients to centralized scheduling
  • Performs assessments on patients of various ages prior to the diagnostic procedure in-patient and outpatient procedures
  • Maintains all diagnostic equipment by assuring that they are properly functioning and cleaned after every patient
  • Notifies physicians daily for exam interpretation and files reports
  • Checks weekly for needed supplies
  • Demonstrates competency to do assigned client care responsibilities in a way that meets the age-specific and developmental needs of persons served in the department
  • Appropriately adapts assigned client assessment, treatment and/ or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age specific and other developmental needs of each patient served

Requirements:

  • 3 years in hospital-based neurodiagnostic department. 

Work Schedule:

MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Work Type:

Full Time


About the Company

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CHRISTUS Health

In 1999, two historic Catholic charities became one, forming CHRISTUS Health and creating a unique purpose in the modern health care market - to take better care of people.

To extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, the mission that the Sisters of Charity Health Care system and Incarnate Word Health system shared for more than a century, is now also the mission of CHRISTUS Health.

Ranked among the top 10 Catholic health systems in the United States by size, the CHRISTUS Health system includes more than 40 hospitals and facilities in seven U.S. states, Chile and six states in Mexico, with assets of more than $4.6 billion.

Whether seeking care in Alexandria Louisiana, or Coahuila, Mexico, patients discover that the healing spirit is alive at CHRISTUS Health.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1999
WEBSITE
http://www.christushealth.org/