EKG Technician
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
days
Sign-On Bonus

EKG Technician, Pre-Admission Testing, Perioperative Services

The Department of Perioperative Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time CTS EKG Associate, Pre-Admission Testing. The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following: * Be responsible for assisting registered nurses in the observation, analyzing and documentation of rhythm strips on all telemetry patients. * Ensure that the monitoring equipment is clean and functional at all times. * Coordinate repairs with the Associate Director of Nursing/Nurse Practitioner and SMIC. * Communicate pertinent information about a patient's current medical status and changes in rhythm by continuous interaction with nurses and other relevant disciplines. * Collaborate with the registered nurse, to instruct patients, family members, hospital personnel as to the purpose and function of the procedures and equipment being utilized. * Participate in patient care activities under the direction of the registered nurse. * Perform quality assurance glucometer checks as protocol for unit assignment and complete finger stick as instructed by registered nurse staff. * Assist registered nurse staff with phlebotomy sticks. * Participate in continuing staff development activities. * Transport patients to procedural areas with the registered professional staff and return patients to their admission unit. * Identify and order necessary unit supplies based upon patient care needs. * Prepare and complete 12 lead EKGs on patients as instructed by a registered nurse. Required Qualifications: * Certification in Phlebotomy and EKG. * 2-3years experience in a hospital setting preferable in a Ambulatory Surgery Unit. * Must be able to perform EKG's. * Employees must complete BCLS certification within 6 months of employment. Preferred Qualifications: Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 8:00am to 4:00pm Salary Grade/Rank: SL2 Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications Executive Order: Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected]. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws. Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encourage