EKG and Cardiac Monitoring Tech
Nemours Children's Health
Wilmington, DE
Health / Beauty / Fitness
This position is responsible for: performing Electrocardiography testing (ECG,EKG), for both outpatient and inpatient settings, arranging for transtelephonic monitoring, Holter / Event Monitor placement, managing daily workflow associated with the ECG lab, completion of appropriate paperwork and follow up of test results and billing associated with specific test ordered by the physician, training of clinic and hospital staff to perform ECG’s and Cardiac Monitors, troubleshooting equipment, and system malfunctions.
Essential Functions
- Perform electrocardiograms on outpatients and inpatients.
- Perform Holter and Event Monitoring as ordered by physicians both inpatient and outpatient. Obtain insurance information and obtain approval from IVR team.
- Arrange for transtelephonic monitoring on patients as ordered by physicians. Placement of monitors on patients and/or delivering to parent to perform home hook up. Communicate detailed instructions to parents regarding paperwork (dairy, FedEx), demonstrate proper lead placement and procedures to hook up monitor and run baseline testing. From lab or home, explain method for return of monitor via FedEx when monitoring is complete.
- Data entry for the billing of tests to be performed daily.
- Processing of cardiac monitoring results/reports from monitoring service website, download completed reports to be reviewed and signed by ordering physicians.
- Ensuring timely result reporting from physicians.
- Billing reconciliation for inpatient and outpatient ECG, Holter and Event Monitors.
- Troubleshooting EKG system software for malfunction, working with Cardiac IT team to ensure proper functioning of EKG software.
- Troubleshooting of equipment; EKG Machines, Holter Monitors, and Event Monitors.
- Respond to parent/patient and physicians’ inquiries about monitoring status.
- Training of new 2B and CICU Unit Clerks, PICU, NICU, and ED techs, who cover ECG lab on nights and weekends, on proper procedures and standards for performing an EKG.
- Training of new Nurses and MA’s that will support satellite Cardiology clinics and perform EKG Only’s at Specialty and Primary Care satellite locations.
High School diploma
1-2 years’ experience, pediatrics preferred, MA Certification and exercise testing experience a plus
Previous Cardiac / ECG Experience Required
ECG certification preferred
1-3 Years Of Job Related Experience Required.
ABOUT US
Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.
Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.
Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.
Learn more at Nemours.org .
About the company
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Nemours Children's Health is committed to improving the health of children. As a non-profit children’s health organization, we consider the health of every child to be a sacred trust.
Through family-centered care in our children’s hospitals and clinics in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida, as well as world-changing research, education and advocacy, Nemours fulfills the promise of a healthier tomorrow for all children — even those who may never enter our doors.
Nemours began more than 80 years ago with the vision of Alfred I. duPont to improve the lives of children and to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions.
Today, through our children’s hospitals and health system, we directly care for 250,000 children annually in Delaware Valley and Florida, including families who travel from across the country and world to see our specialists — treating every child as we would our own.
We also reach beyond the walls of our hospitals and clinics to be a voice for children on a national and international level, and to lead the way in prevention, intervention, education, and research.
Nemours is growing to better serve the children and families in our care. We have 1.1 million square feet of space currently devoted to providing children’s healthcare or under construction, all designed with significant input and advice from our patients and families.