Baptist Health System KY & IN

EKG Tech

Baptist Health System KY & IN  •  Lexington, KY (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

EKG Tech

Full Time I Day Shift

Cardiac Non-Invasive Services I Hamburg

The Noninvasive Lab is a specialized department within a healthcare facility dedicated to performing diagnostic tests and supporting improved quality of life for patients. This unit, composed of registered nurses, nuclear medicine technicians, sonographers, and exercise physiologists, provides high-quality care to assist physicians in diagnosing, managing, and treating cardiovascular conditions. Additionally, our Cardiac Rehab program helps patients recover and improve their heart health following a cardiac event.

  • Facilitates and assists in the performance of quality non-invasive procedure.
  • Knowledge of EKG equipment and clinical software. • Verifies patient name and birthdate.
  • Follows department protocol for procedure. • Explains procedure to patients.
  • Monitor and supports patient throughout procedure. • Demonstrates application and performance of exercise GXT.
  • Transports patients in a secondary capacity, when transporters are not available and dictated by necessity.
  • Adapts to changes in volume/acuity demands.
  • Supports responsible staffing decisions (low volume, stand-by, on-call).
  • Maintains and organizes supplies appropriately. • Demonstrates efforts to eliminate waste.
  • Demonstrates ability to set priorities and problem-solving ability using appropriate resources.
  • Practices Universal Precautions and use personal protective equipment.
  • Working knowledge of the operation of the department or seeking guidance from appropriate Personnel.
  • Reports equipment malfunctions to appropriate personnel and correctly completes work order.

Requirements:

  • High School graduate or GED.
  • Prefer 1 year experience in performing EKG’s (not required)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. If not already certified, applicants must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date.
  • Must obtain completion of Life-Threatening Dysrhythmia exam within 6 months.

Benefits:

  • Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
  • Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
  • Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
  • PTO Sell Back Program
  • Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
  • Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
  • Retirement with Company Match

Work Experience

Education

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Baptist Health System KY & IN

About Baptist Health System KY & IN

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.

Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.

Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.

Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Louisville, 40223
Year Founded
1924
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