Job Description

Overview:
Built-in 1973 Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento is committed to providing daily excellence in health care for residents of Sacramento’s southern suburbs including the Elk Grove Wilton and Galt communities. Methodist Hospital is home to a 158 acute-care bed facility with 1120 employees 283 medical staff and 29 Emergency Department beds. Methodist Hospital also owns and operates Bruceville Terrace – a 171-bed sub-acute skilled nursing long-term care facility adjacent to the hospital that provides care for the elderly as well as those requiring extended recoveries. Methodist Hospital is home to the Family Medicine Residency Program an accredited and nationally recognized program which provides resident physicians with specialty training in primary care family medicine. Together the hospital and residency program implemented a ground-breaking curriculum addressing the identification treatment and assistance of human trafficking victims and created a one-of-a-kind health clinic for victims the Human Trafficking Medical Home.

Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the supervisor and/or the medical directors of the EKG/echocardiogram department is responsible for the administration of all EKGs as well as treadmill pharmacological tests signal averaging EKGs holtermonitor hook up and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Requirements:

Appropriate training in EKG, treadmill testing, holtermonitor hook up and basic computer training.

Substantial knowledge of EKG testing, treadmill hook up and testing, hook up of holtermonitors, office skills and procedures, aseptic techniques, medical terminology, organization of skills, problem solving skills, effective time management, policy and procedure development, basic mathematics, basic computer skills.

BLS from American Heart Association (CT CPRBLS)

Preferred:

Some knowledge of scientific and technical activities to apply knowledge of equipment, philosophy, policies, and standards of mercy hospital accuracy standards of tests, cardiology and electrical safety standards, typing and basic computer skills proper phone techniques

Ability to deal with critically ill patients, adjust to emergency situations, understand test procedures and explain them to patients,record graphs in sequential order, maintain good relationship with physicians and other personnel.

2 Year Degree 

Job Tags

Full time,

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