GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
 

In order to fill our Mission of serving our community by helping each person achieve optimal health and well-being by providing compassionate, exceptional, and affordable healthcare services, all employees of Genesis HealthCare System must be committed to living the Genesis Mission and Genesis values of Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Team, and Innovation. All employees must regard themselves as an ‘owner’ of Genesis and keep our patients at the center of everything we do - always. 

Position Details:

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

Heart & Vascular Diagnostics

Overview of Position:

This position is responsible for the gathering and transfer of technical, diagnostic and clinically related information in order to facilitate quality and timely patient care services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
1.    Accurately performs computer order entry, including appropriate downtime procedure.
2.    Measures, records and mounts EKG strips as per policy.
3.     Accurately identifies basic and major dysrhythmia and reports changes to RN. Infor: Conducts

EKG procedures including positioning patient, proper lead placement, troubleshooting artifact

and adjustment to voltage and paper speed; includes adequate wave form acquisition, transmis

sion, analysis, interpretation and storage
4.   Takes initiative to keep equipment readily available by storing appropriately and locating it when missing. Infor: Ensures that patients receive proper instruction and collects necessary patient information/demographics
5.     Demonstrates effective communication strategies by keeping charge nurse, clinical coordinator and manager informed, reading communication and memo books and checking mailbox at least every week. Infor: Accurately identifies basic and major dysrhythmia and reports changes to RN
6.    Demonstrates knowledge and skills for equipment use.  Includes set up, operation, calibration, cleaning, and maintenance.
7.   Conducts EKG procedures including positioning patient, proper lead placement, troubleshooting artifact and adjustment to voltage and paper speed; includes adequate wave form acquisition, transmission, analysis, interpretation and storage. Infor: Keeps equipment readily available by storing appropriately and locating it when missing. 
8.   Ensures that patients receive proper instruction and collects necessary patient information/demographics. Infor: Keeps charge nurse, clinical coordinator and manager informed, reading communication, memo books and checking mailbox at least every week.
9.  Orders supplies when needed through department procedures.
10.    Serves as a resource person for other staff regarding cardiovascular diagnostics and cardiac health and rehab.
11.    Provides patients with education relating to CAD/risk factors and primary and secondary prevention.
12.    Demonstrates knowledge and skill for electrocardiography, cardiac stress testing, holter and event recorder procedures.
13.    Demonstrates knowledge and cognitive understanding of the basic clinical applications of stress testing.

QUALIFICATIONS
1.    High school graduate or equivalency required

2. Current American Current American Heart Association - CPR Health Care Provider

3.    Ability to read, write and explain or describe information to patients/customers and hospital staff. 
4.    Attention to detail. 
5.    Must demonstrate effective communication skills.
6.    Entry level to one-year experience in allied health field.
7.    BCA knowledge required.
8.    Must successfully complete basic cardiac arrythmia classes (new hires).

PATIENT CENTERED CARE & BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS
1.    Living the Genesis Mission, Vision and Values: 
• Performs work in a manner that is quality focused.
• Treats patients, co-workers, visitors and volunteers with courtesy, compassion, empathy and respect.
• Results oriented and focused on achievement of objectives.
• Acknowledges and responds to the diversity of people and the situation.
• Encourages peers (others) to be owners of change.
• Always makes the effort to anticipate and exceed customer needs and expectations.
• Possesses the ability to engage others with patience and understanding.
• Acts in a manner that creates positive first and lasting impressions.
• Demonstrates the ability to own issues until they are resolved.
2.    Patient Centered Care  (patients/families, physicians, co-workers, all other internal/external customers)
• Introdu