Cardiology Tech

**Description**

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**Summary** :

Monitors telemetry patients, ensuring telemetry is applied correctly.

**Schedule** : Saturday and Sunday, 6:00am to 4:30pm

**Responsibilities** :

1. Collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary health care team to promote patient safety and meet emergency needs. Reports problems, variances, etc. to the charge nurse with written follow-up to the nurse manager.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Prepares related reports, inputs test results into database and documents procedures as appropriate.

**Other Information**

Other information:

**Education Requirements:**

● Successful completion of an approved EKG class (or equivalent combination of education, training and experience).

● High School Diploma or GED

**Licensure/Certification Requirements:**

● Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider Certification

**Professional Experience Requirements:**

● If successful completion of an approved EKG class: No prior experience required.

● If a High School diploma or GED: Six (6) months of experience in a medical environment.

**Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:**

**Job Details**

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: EKG

Work Type: Part Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 20.00

Salary Range: $19.11 - $27.16 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Weekend

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.