Highlights
Job Summary: Instructs and prepares patients and performs Cardio-diagnostic tests in the Inpatient/outpatient setting. Perform other duties as needed: answering telephone and pages, maintain equipment, order supplies, taking messages, and retrieving test results.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Diego, CA |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1945 |
| Website | http://www.kp.org/careers |
Description
Job Summary:
Instructs and prepares patients and performs Cardio-diagnostic tests in the Inpatient/outpatient setting. Performs various functions including paperwork, equipment maintenance, and other related duties. Duties may vary.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
- Prepares and instruct patient and performs diagnostic EKG procedures in both inpatient and outpatient setting as ordered.
- Scans EKG tracing for markedly abnormal rhythms and if present, bring to cardiologist attention.
- Responds to acute emergency situation such as code blue.
- Performs other diagnostic testing such as holter, event and recording.
- Edit and confirm EKG according to MD interpretation.
- Perform computer and device maintenance or cleaning and troubleshooting as needed.
- Establish and maintain courteous professional and cooperative relations with the public, patients, and other personnel.
- Promotes organization core value of customer service to internal and external customers.
- Perform other duties as needed: answering telephone and pages, maintain equipment, order supplies, taking messages, and retrieving test results.
- Adheres to all department policy and procedures.
- Equipment Utilized: EKG machine. Copy machine.
- Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
About Company
At Kaiser Permanente, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. Driven by our mission to provide the highest quality preventive medicine, we are committed to eliminating health care disparities, and to making lives better through innovation, technology, and research.
Our desire to deliver the best possible care inspires us to promote wellness among our members, communities, and each other. It also fuels our belief that everyone — regardless of circumstance — deserves access to affordable care, which further drives our motivation to expand our reach.
Founded nearly 80 years ago, our unique business model sets us apart — positioning us to drive improvements across the industry and around the world.