Cardiac Stress Testing Lab Technician - Prn

The work location for this position is St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho
Position Summary
Performs nuclear and nonnuclear Cardiac Stress test.
Primary Duties

• Assists with scheduling outpatient treadmill stress tests.
• Explains purpose and procedure of stress test to patient.
• Prepares patient for testing which includes set up of modified 12 lead EKG and continuous monitoring throughout entirety of test with rhythm identification and interpretation.
• Maintain/clean stress test machines and equipment.
• Ability to quickly troubleshoot problems that may arise with Stress Testing equipment.
• Verify all necessary supplies are available, stocked, and reviews for expiration dates regularly.
• Performs routine and emergency EKG acquisition, management of MUSE platform. Downloads, collates, prepares for physician interpretation; transcribes physician interpretations into database system, and processes confirmed reports. Demonstrates basic understanding of EKG configuration and rhythm recognition.
• Will be responsible to take call after clinic hours for testing needed.

Normal hours are 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. However, schedules may vary in accordance with business necessity.
Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position. While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.
Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.
While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.
Qualifications
Required:

• High school graduate or GED
• CNA, Medical Assistant Certification or Exercise Physiology Certification or 1 year of experience in Cardiac Stress test lab can replace certification.
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications

Preferred:

• Previous experience as a Medical Assistant in an ambulatory care setting.
• Basic computer skills
• Basic knowledge of cardiac rhythms.
• Certified Cardiovascular Technician or BS in Exercise Science (or degree in related health field) or 0-3 years previous Stress Testing experience.
• Previous experience in EKG and Cardiac Stress Testing, familiarity with EKG interpretation.