Cardio Testing Tech I - Presbyterian Heart and Vascular Care
Full Time
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Posted
Job description
Overview:
Type of Opportunity: Full Time
FTE: 1.000000
Exempt: No
Work Schedule: M-F
Connect with a Recruiter and schedule a time to discuss this position at www. calendly.com/cdelgarito or text directly at (505) 560-1367**
Qualifications:
Indirect Care Activities: Responsible for Kanban system for stocking exam rooms and procedure room. Maintains a clean, organized, safe, well-stocked environment, and follows infection control and regulatory standards.
Customer Service and Caring Practices: Applies AIDET principles as well as good listening, oral and interpersonal communication skills to create a supportive, therapeutic environment, and provides responsive, compassionate care in meeting patient, significant other, and family requests and needs.
Engage *Serve in all endeavors related to job responsibilities.
Teamwork: Participates on interdisciplinary team to meet patient care and clinic operation needs, working cooperatively with others to accomplish required work in a timely and efficient manner.
Equipment and Procedures: Uses patient care equipment and performs patient procedures in a safe, competent manner according to defined standards of practice.
Learn more about our employee benefits:
https://www.phs.org/careers/employee-benefits/Pages/default.aspx
Why work at Presbyterian?
Presbyterian's story is really the story of the remarkable people who choose to work here. The hard work of our physicians, nurses, employees, board members and volunteers grew Presbyterian from a tiny tuberculosis sanatorium to a statewide healthcare system that serves more than 875,000 New Mexicans.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
About Our Regional Delivery System
We are part of New Mexico's history - and committed to its future. That is why we will continue to work just as hard and care just as deeply to serve New Mexico for years to come.
About New Mexico
Varied landscapes bring filmmakers here from around the world to capture a slice of the natural beauty New Mexicans enjoy every day. Our landscapes are as diverse as our culture - from mountains, forests, canyons, and lakes, to caverns, hot springs and sand dunes.
New Mexico offers endless recreational opportunities to explore and enjoy an active lifestyle. Venture off the beaten path, challenge your body in the elements, or open yourself up to the expansive sky. From hiking, golfing and biking to skiing, snowboarding and boating, it's all available among our beautiful wonders of the west.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses. Offer Disclaimer: The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each offer. Minimum Offer: USD $17.80/Hr. Maximum Offer: USD $26.46/Hr.
Presbyterian is hiring a
Cardiology Testing Tech for the Heart Group at
Presbyterian Hospital. The
cardio testing tech perform procedures with completed and documented competency, within scope of certification and PHS policy and under the direct supervision of the provider. These procedures include performing treadmill exercise tolerance tests, stress echocardiograms, and 6-minute walk tests. Ensures patient safety through use of procedure protocols and policies. Start to cross train in nuclear
medicine stress testing and learn to hone their skills and techniques to identify abnormalities in ECG tracings. May need to provide coverage to other departments as necessary
medicine stress testing and learn to hone their skills and techniques to identify abnormalities in ECG tracings. May need to provide coverage to other departments as necessary
Type of Opportunity: Full Time
FTE: 1.000000
Exempt: No
Work Schedule: M-F
Connect with a Recruiter and schedule a time to discuss this position at www. calendly.com/cdelgarito or text directly at (505) 560-1367**
Qualifications:
Experience:
1 year of cardiology experience
Current BLS certification, must be obtained in 90 days if not current
Annual Basic Arrhythmia Class must pass yearly.
Pass Basic Arrhythmia Challenge Test within 9 months of hire date.
1 year of cardiology experience
Current BLS certification, must be obtained in 90 days if not current
Annual Basic Arrhythmia Class must pass yearly.
Pass Basic Arrhythmia Challenge Test within 9 months of hire date.
Education:
High school diploma or GED required.
Responsibilities:
Perform examinations recognizing a variety of different types of dysrhythmias and tailor the stress exam based on the type of issues, clinical signs, and symptoms to ensure completion of the performed exam.
- Accurately completes charges for all exams performed in the EHR system as well as initiate and assign the preliminary report in the merge software program.
Review patient history to determine appropriate method of testing. Obtain and document routine vital signs.
Perform treadmill exercise tolerance, stress echocardiograms and nuclear stress tests.
Requires detailed knowledge of cardiac anatomy, pathophysiology and principles of cardiac stress testing during the exam to determine the need to for acquiring any additional testing.
Identify abnormalities during testing, determine corrective actions, and elevate to appropriate provider during an emergency.
Performing Electrocardiograms (ECG/EKG) and bring abnormal findings to cardiologist attention when needed.
Performing Electrocardiograms (ECG/EKG) and bring abnormal findings to cardiologist attention when needed.
Indirect Care Activities: Responsible for Kanban system for stocking exam rooms and procedure room. Maintains a clean, organized, safe, well-stocked environment, and follows infection control and regulatory standards.
Monitors testing schedule to identify no show for rescheduling by the schedulers through epic. Places reminder calls to patients
Informs the supervising physician of any schedule changes
Customer Service and Caring Practices: Applies AIDET principles as well as good listening, oral and interpersonal communication skills to create a supportive, therapeutic environment, and provides responsive, compassionate care in meeting patient, significant other, and family requests and needs.
Communication: Communicates pertinent patient data to provider, keeping him/her informed of issues and concerns regarding patients or the environment.
Quality Improvement: Works collaboratively with care team to meet process improvement goals and clinical quality metrics.
C.A.R.E.S Commitments: Demonstrates CARES Commitments: *Collaborative be Accountable *Respect
Engage *Serve in all endeavors related to job responsibilities.
Teamwork: Participates on interdisciplinary team to meet patient care and clinic operation needs, working cooperatively with others to accomplish required work in a timely and efficient manner.
Visit Navigation: Prepares patient for the visit using established patient preparation guidelines, collecting appropriate and accurate.
Equipment and Procedures: Uses patient care equipment and performs patient procedures in a safe, competent manner according to defined standards of practice.
Operate Q-Stress equipment, sphygmomanometer, Epic and Merge application with proficiency.
Message Management / Test Result Notification: Responsible for taking patient calls and initiating Telephone Encounter(s) for the providers and care team. Ensures accurate, timely response to and documentation of patient calls, message requests, and notification of test results.
Scheduling, prior authorizations, and referral management.
Other duties as assigned
Benefits:
We offer more than the standard benefits!
Presbyterian employees gain access to a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more!
Learn more about our employee benefits:
https://www.phs.org/careers/employee-benefits/Pages/default.aspx
Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans. For our employees, we offer a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more.
Presbyterian's story is really the story of the remarkable people who choose to work here. The hard work of our physicians, nurses, employees, board members and volunteers grew Presbyterian from a tiny tuberculosis sanatorium to a statewide healthcare system that serves more than 875,000 New Mexicans.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
About Our Regional Delivery System
Presbyterian's Regional Delivery System is a network of six hospitals and medical centers throughout rural New Mexico including locations in Clovis, Espanola, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Socorro and Tucumcari. Our regional facilities are home to more than 1,600 clinical and non-clinical employees who help make Presbyterian the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 statewide employees. With a variety of services ranging from general surgery to pediatrics to heart and cancer care, our regional employees are proud to provide close-to-home care for their communities.
We are part of New Mexico's history - and committed to its future. That is why we will continue to work just as hard and care just as deeply to serve New Mexico for years to come.
About New Mexico
New Mexico continues to grow steadily in population and features a low cost-of living.
Varied landscapes bring filmmakers here from around the world to capture a slice of the natural beauty New Mexicans enjoy every day. Our landscapes are as diverse as our culture - from mountains, forests, canyons, and lakes, to caverns, hot springs and sand dunes.
New Mexico offers endless recreational opportunities to explore and enjoy an active lifestyle. Venture off the beaten path, challenge your body in the elements, or open yourself up to the expansive sky. From hiking, golfing and biking to skiing, snowboarding and boating, it's all available among our beautiful wonders of the west.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
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