Stress Tech Pool Position
Company: Advocate Health
Location: Hartford
Posted on: April 20, 2024
Job Description:
Major Responsibilities:
- Performs appropriate skin preparation and lead placement for
all tests and adheres to nuclear medicine safety measures during
stress testing identifies contraindications/appropriateness of
ordered stress test, maintains active communication with physicians
to identify and accommodate specific preferences in testing
procedures and protocols; starts IV's, prepares, and administers
agents intravenously under physician direction (as required based
on assigned facility) and assists the physicians in medical
emergencies.
- Ensures documentation is accurate and contains all necessary
data elements when entering the patient information in the computer
systems and equipment, obtains routine measurements, prepares
information for physician interpretation, ensures electronic
medical record storage when appropriate, and performs patient
assessment (e.g. blood pressures) and observation prior to and
during procedures/tests.
- Screens patient calls, interviews patients and follows critical
test values, documents information and notifies appropriate
sources, records and instructs patients on cardiac event monitoring
and sets up calls for follow-up with the physician.
- Recognizes routine wave forms, artifact and serious changes in
patient rhythms, including segment elevation/depression, infarct
patterns and life threatening arrhythmias. Communicates with
medical staff when critical test values arise.
- Assists with processing medical information, editing, billing,
filing, and copying and acts as a resource to provide pertinent
clinical information to other staff and physicians utilizing the
electronic medical record ensuring patient safety and HIPAA
guidelines are adhered to. Provides basic education on cardiac
testing and ensures appropriate follow up with medical staff as
needed.
- Ensures the integrity of the systems and recognizes mechanical
or technical abnormalities, performs calibration and
troubleshooting procedures on equipment and communicates problems
to information services or clinical engineering, cleans and stocks
equipment and supplies, and maintains crash cart and other
medications and supplies.
- Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties,
which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper
technique.
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to
provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must
demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development
over the life span and possess the ability to assess data
reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate
information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative
to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as
described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific
information is developed further in the departmental job
standards.Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providerscertification
issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained
within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not
required, and
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS) issued by
the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6
months unless department leader has determined it is not
required.Education Required:
- High School Graduate.Experience Required:
- No experience required.Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Completion of an approved basic ECG interpretation course
required within one year of hire.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly change priorities in a
fast-paced environment.
- Good communication skills to work effectively with physicians,
patients and other staff members.
- Basic computer skills.Physical Requirements and Working
Conditions:
- Must be able to:
- lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
- lift up to 20 lbs. over the head.
- carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
- Must be able to:
- push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
- perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person
present.
- Must frequently push and pull over 100 lbs. to transport and
maneuver patients and ECG equipment.
- Must have ability to use hands for fine manipulation,
specifically in application of electrodes.
- Must have functional hearing and speech ability for effective
communication as well as good vision and touch for performing
tasks.
- Exposed to patients as well as potential for exposure to
electrical hazards so must have ability to wear protective clothing
as needed.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
- Any exceptions to the above mental and physical requirements
must be documented through Employee Health.This job description
indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the
incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive
listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the
incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related
duties.
Keywords: Advocate Health, Milwaukee , Stress Tech Pool Position, Other , Hartford, Wisconsin
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