Cardiac Monitor Technician

Overview

Location:

Falls Church, Fairfax, VA (Heart and Rhythm Center)

Status:
Non-Exempt/Full-Time

Are you looking for new career opportunities, great wages, excellent benefits and work-life balance? Follow your heart to Virginia Heart!

At Virginia Heart, we are looking for a professional Cardiac Monitoring Tech with experience in trans-telephonic pacemaker checks. Cardiac Monitoring Tech must perform duties in a courteous and professional manner to fulfill the needs of Virginia Heart's patients, physicians and others while maintaining the proper balance of integrity, privacy and quality patient care. A high level of customer service and accuracy is required.

• No Nights, weekends or holidays!
• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program for Mental and Physical well-being
• Three Weeks of Paid Vacation upon eligibility
• One week of Paid Sick Leave
• Annual Merit-Based increases
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Employee Discount Programs
• Quarterly Employee Appreciation;
  Events to include therapy dogs, raffles, and other fun events

• Uses Pace Art software to interact with patients to perform trans-telephonic checks according to a detailed appointment schedule. Works with internal customers to provide accurate interpretation of baseline event monitors transmissions; performs halter scanning on a continual basis and in keeping with Virginia Heart’s policies and procedures.
• Edits and prepares reports for Cardiologist. Schedules appointments for pacemaker monitoring and facilitates appropriate in-office follow up.
• Able to troubleshoot pacemakers by identifying EKG abnormalities that result from pacing reflection.
• Uses EPIC to obtain patient information and to update referral information.
• Trains patients on proper use of transmitting device and answers pertinent questions.
• Troubleshoots pacemaker malfunctions by identifying ECG abnormalities.
• Predicts impending pacemaker system failure before patient is at risk.
• Performs other tasks as needed to support the team and exceptional patient care.

• Associate degree preferred
• Certificate of completion from an accredited ECG course emphasizing knowledge of arrhythmia interpretation and basic pacemaker follow-up
• Current BLS/CPR certification required
• Minimum 1 year of experience in hospital or clinical cardiology preferred
• Knowledge of cardiac pacing in a clinical setting
• Must be familiar with NASPE/HRS pacemaker codes, i.e., NBG Coding System
• Basic knowledge of AICDs required
• Experience in cardiac surveillance and Holter monitoring preferred
• Ability to work independently without supervision
• Excellent communication skills required