| Job
Code: |
1681 |
| Job
Title: |
Electrocardiograph Technician I |
| Creation
Date: |
01/01/80 |
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| Revision
Date: |
08/07/02 |
| FLSA
Status: |
Non-Exempt |
Job Summary:
To provide basic technical
skills in obtaining electrocardiographic tracings of hospital and clinical
patients to determine heart-muscle variations.
Major Duties / Critical Tasks:
- Gathers routine
personal information from patients.
- Prepares and instructs
patients on the proper procedures to follow.
- Attaches electrodes to
specified areas of the body.
- Observes electrical
output for conformance to standards.
- Records proper
identification.
- Transports portable
electrocardiograph to hospital wards and administers electrocardiograms to
patients who are not ambulatory
- Performs routine
maintenance work on equipment for proper operation.
- Adheres to internal
controls established for department.
- Performs related duties
as required.
Required Education / Experience:
High school graduation or
equivalent. No experience required.
Equipment:
Standard
electrocardiograph equipment.
Working Environment:
Standard hospital and / or
clinical areas.
Other:
Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to
this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby
subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code.
Any
qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimums
require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.
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