JOB DESCRIPTION

The Registered Cardiac Diagnostic Technician is responsible for providing exceptional patient care. This individual provide leadership in the performance of diagnostic tests of the cardiovascular systems to patients to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of the heart and blood vessel disorders. Participates in the invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Demonstrates competency in the techniques and range of equipment used in current medical practice for the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients.

2. Performs electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, holter monitor, trans-oesophageal echocardiogram exercise stress testing and dobutamine stress testing to aid in diagnosis of the cardiovascular system.

3. Performs electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, holter monitor, trans-oesophageal echocardiogram exercise stress testing and dobutamine stress testing in compliance with departmental and hospital policy and procedure.

4. May train and supervise less experienced technicians and conduct a full range of non-invasive and invasive cardiac diagnostic tests including ECG, Echocardiography, Holter monitoring, Stress ECG, Pacemaker and ICD implants, follow-up and programming, EP studies, angiography and angioplasty procedures.

5. Maintains required departmental records. Corrects delinquent medical records.

6. Assures that equipment is maintained according to manufacturers specifications.

7. Reports any malfunctions as they occur per hospital policy.

8. Participates in department process improvement projects.

9. Maintains infection control procedures to project patients and staff.

10. Train new employees and assist in evaluating all cardiac technicians.

11. Orders and stores adequate supplies in compliance with company policy.

12. Evaluates equipment and makes suggestions regarding purchase, use or rental.

13. Report accidents and incidents. Participate in the investigation and remedial action.

14. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate from an accredited Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound Program

• 0-2 years minimum of experience

• Active ARDMS status

• CCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International)

• Heartsaver Certification from American Heart Association

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSH

SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai Hospital, 124 - Non-Invasive Cardio - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital

ABOUT US

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.

• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.

• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!

“About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.”

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Requisition ID : 3013092