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Job TitleNon-Certified Stress Technician
LocationCleveland
FacilityCleveland Clinic Main Campus
DepartmentClinical Cardiology-Main Campus Hospital
Job CodeC16025
ShiftDays
Schedule8:00am-4:30pm/7:30am-4:00pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Non-Certified Stress Technician
Join Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Cleveland Clinic has been recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country for cardiac care. The Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute cares for patients with a variety of heart, vascular and thoracic diseases and provides the highest level of patient care, innovative treatments and a welcoming environment to all.
The Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute Stress Lab offers an exciting setting for Stress Technicians, performing over 11,000 stress tests each year. A wide array of patients, including healthy preventive testing to more complicated cases involving many types of cardiac and pulmonary diseases, provide a challenging and educational experience. Stress Technicians assist with performance of exercise and pharmacologic stress tests.
A caregiver in this position works part time 7:30AM – 4:00PM or 8:00AM – 4:30PM.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Assist with performing graded exercise tests.
Provide appropriate instructions and patient education regarding stress testing.
Process reports.
Conduct cardiac risk factor screening for patients.
Perform preliminary patient assessments.
Review for test appropriateness, medications, risk factors, age and test order.
Collect height and weight measurements.
Interview patient for pertinent medical history, signs and symptoms.
Prepare patients for stress tests, such as EKG prep, explaining the test and connecting patients to the stress monitoring symptom.
Notify test supervisor of patient readiness and provide the test supervisor with a review of the patient’s history.
Obtain BP and EKG at rest and during exercise, assist with monitoring patients during the stress test and recovery period, disconnecting patients from the monitoring system and escorting them back.
Enter test data, clarify inaccuracies and submit the report.
Clean equipment and instrumentation.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Completion of coursework from a recognized institution in basic science OR completion of an EKG course.
From coursework or on the job training, knowledge of EKG techniques and principles, including EKG prep, recognizing common cardiac rhythms and EKG changes, patient hook-up and EKG equipment operation.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or willing to obtain within 90 days of employment.
One year of experience related to direct patient care, such as administering medical tests, medical procedures or other patient care functions.
Ability to accurately auscultate rest and exercise blood pressure.
Computer skills to utilize databases and programs.
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Previous stress testing experience.
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Physical Requirements:
Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
Requires standing or walking for extensive periods of time. Requires normal or corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
Ability to provide physical assistance to a patient during the testing procedure.
May require some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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