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Medical Instrument Technician - EKG
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 133 days ago
On-site Salt Lake City, UT $41K – $66K Apply by Jul 21, 2026 Medical Instrument Technician ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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The Medical Instrument Technician (MIT): Electrocardiogram (EKG) works in the Cardiology Department to perform specialized examinations and studies involving exercise testing, electrocardiograms, ambulatory monitoring of possible arrhythmias, and other non-invasive cardiopulmonary exam(s) items as necessary.
What You'll Do
- →EKG Testing: Performs 12 Lead EKGs using proper lead placement to obtain accurate diagnostic tracings on exams.
- →Processes EKG tracings obtained and transmitted from Inpatient and Outpatient areas, clinics.
- →Able to instruct others in the performance of 12-lead electrocardiograms.
- →Able to assist with editing and processing routine tracings.
- →Alerting providers to critical findings when appropriate.
- →Troubleshooting transmission, equipment and end-user issues throughout the Medical Center.
- →Manage workload to provide timely EKGs to patients.
- →Arrhythmia Monitoring: Correct application of short-term patch technology that records two-weeks of cardiac rhythm data, the associated patch registration for reporting, managing the arrhythmia/event monitoring consult.
- →Assigning physicians for reading/interpretation and attaching final reports to the monitor consult/electronic medical record.
- →Handle patient inquiries and issues as it pertains to short-term monitoring and connecting Veterans to appropriate resources as necessary.
- →Accurate documentation in the electronic medical record to include device information, patient education and workload per unit protocol.
- →Enter clinic data, review consults, process consults within 24 business hours of placement, schedule clinic appointments, and work with scheduling staff to complete appointments daily.
- →Completes event capture of exams to interpretation within 48 hrs. of receipt.
- →Exercise Testing and Monitoring: Support in consult triage to review for duplication/ appropriateness by review of consult, patient medical record, and reason for request to send to provider triage.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Personality Fit
Job ID: aec70155-e0b3-4136-979c-37a6b6d03cdc
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