Treadmill Tech - Full Time

Required Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED. Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program or 1 year of Medical Assistant work experience within the last 2 years. Medical Assistant Certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment. Current BLS certification or to be completed within first 90 days of employment.

Preferred Education and Experience: One year experience in either stress testing, EKG or other cardiac related field

Additional Eligibility Qualifications: Current CPR certification. Keyboarding skills and computer literate.

Summary/Objective: Performs quality treadmills in order to assist the physician to evaluate the cardiac status of the patient.

Essential Functions

Orientates patients to the testing procedure

• • Provides instructions and responds to questions

Prepares patient and equipment in order to perform test.

• Accurately obtains baseline vital signs and documents them
• Prepares skin and applies electrodes
• Ensures equipment is ready for testing.

Assists in the performance of the test

• Obtains BP and EKG tracings
• Monitors patients ability to sustain treadmill speed
• Follows physician orders to properly complete the stress test
• Ensures patient safety

Prepares final report for the EHR

• Records tracings
• Prepares report based on study information obtained during testing
• Types report for final placement in the EHR

Prepares chart prep for office patients.