Medical Instrument Technician - Electrocardiograph Technicians (EKG)

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Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Enter patient data, place all ECG leads in their proper position on the patient, run a standard 12-lead EKG. Check ECG to make certain it is of diagnostic quality. This includes checking that all leads (the standard 12 and any additional leads that may be necessary) and calibration pulses are present and make adjustments necessary for eliminating artifact.
• Appropriate actions for eliminating artifact include. (a) Calming and relaxing the patient in case of muscle artifact. (b) Moving electrical cords in the case of 60 Hz artifacts. (c) Waiting and reapplying electrodes in the case of baseline drift. (d) Asking the patient to breathe easier or hold his/he breath in the case of respiratory artifact.
• Run a rhythm strip if requested, or if rhythm is abnormal, mark the ECG as to any abnormal circumstances under which the ECG was performed.
• When performing ECGS in the MICU or CCU, mark the patient's chest, with a felt tip marker, where leads were placed, to maintain consistency of serial EKGS.
• Identify life-threatening arrhythmias, such as, ventricular tachycardia and cardiac standstill, notify the appropriate personnel of an actual or potential code arrest, retrieve (if available) and plug in the crash cart and place the electrodes, from the monitor on the patient then begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques until a physician arrives.
• Schedule patients for holter monitoring. This includes scheduling and checking patients in and out of the ECG laboratory. Clean, set up, and calibrate the holter for scanning.
• Clean and prep chest area where electrodes are to be placed. Place and secure electrodes to patient's chest ensuring adequate contact to conduct test for up to 48 hours.
• Test patient's recorder hookup to ensure that signal is large enough to be scanned and that muscle or cable movement produce the least amount of artifact.
• Inventory and order supplies, necessary for conducting cardiac procedures. Maintains equipment and controls supplies in good working order. Notifies the MIT supervisor of equipment malfunction.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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