Ecg Assistant - Vancouver, Canada - Providence Healthcare

Providence Healthcare

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

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Mandatory Vaccination Please Note:

As per the current Public Health Orders (Long Term Care/Seniors Assisted Living Provincial Health Order and the Health Sector Order), as of October 26, 2021, all employees working for Providence Health Care must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Proof of vaccination status will be required.

Summary:

Reporting to the Patient Care Manager, and working under the clinical direction of the Cardiology Supervisor or designate, position successfully completed the first clinical rotation in a recognized cardiology diploma program and performs Electrocardiogram (ECG) testing and equipment maintenance.

Provides test information to appropriate medical staff member for interpretation. Ensures equipment is functioning and supply inventory is sustained to appropriate levels. Performs related duties such as booking patient appointments, maintaining billing records and keeping statistics as required.

Qualifications / Skills and Education:

Education
Education, Training, and Experience

Grade 12 plus one year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Ability to deal with others effectively.

Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

Ability to organize work.

Ability to operate related equipment.

Ability to keyboard.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Explains procedures to prepare patients for ECG and related tests and answers related questions. Obtains patient information and enters data into the operating system. Performs ECG testing by attaching electrodes to the patient and operating equipment in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Monitors ECG test for artifacts and other anomalies and readjusts electrodes or patient position to ensure accurate test results are obtained.
Reviews ECG printout in accordance with established guidelines and notifies ordering physician and/or other medical staff as required.
Transmits test results for interpretation by medical staff. Ensures physicians and members of the health care team have knowledge of relevant information.
Performs a variety of duties including booking appointments using established systems, filing and retrieving patient reports, answering inquiries on the phone or in person, editing physician reports based on physician feedback, maintaining billing records and statistics.
Participates in maintaining a sufficient supply inventory for the area by checking supplies on hand against reorder points and notifying supervisor when supplies are required.
Maintains equipment through methods such as cleaning equipment and troubleshooting malfunctioning equipment and reporting equipment problems using established procedures.
Attends and participates in departmental meetings including those related to continuous quality improvement initiatives, provides feedback, recommends improvements and solutions. Assists with updating of policies and procedures as required.
Maintains broad knowledge of developments related to the Cardiology field by methods such as reviewing relevant literature, and participating in courses and workshops as required.
Assists with orientation of new staff and/or students by demonstrating procedures and techniques and providing feedback as required.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Participates in preparing patients for ECG and related tests by performing duties such as explaining procedures and answering related questions.

Performs ECG testing by performing duties such as attaching electrodes to the patient and operating equipment according to standards procedures.
Prepares tracings for review and interpretation by others.
Performs a variety of duties under the supervision of a Cardiology Technologist such as operating ECG equipment during stress testing and related procedures and scanning recordings from equipment such as holter monitors and pacemakers.
Performs a variety of clerical duties including scheduling appointments, filing and retrieving patient reports, answering the telephone, editing physician reports based on physician feedback and maintaining billing records and statistics.
Maintains equipment by performing duties such as cleaning, replacing leads and other supplies.
Performs other related duties as assigned.