Cardiac Stress Monitor Technician – Heart & Vascular Specialists – Full-time, Days
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together
Work location: 2505 Scripture St., Suite 100, Denton, TX 76201
Work hours: Full-time, 40 hours weekly, Monday thru Thursday, 8:00am – 5:00pm and Friday, 8:00am – 2:00pm
Travel: 25% to surrounding clinics in Flower Mound as needed (mileage reimbursement provided)
Heart & Vascular Specialists Department Highlights:
- Well-established Cardiovascular clinic whose priority is to bring reliable healthcare to the community we serve
- Offering cardiac and vascular testing to meet the needs of our patients
- Teamwork between providers, clinical staff and ancillary staff
- Compassion and empathy to our patients and family members
Here’s What You Need
- High School Diploma or equivalent (required) and
- CMA – Certified Medical Assistant with 2 years’ experience Monitoring Cardiac Stress Testing (required) or
- Associate degree in Exercise Physiology or relevant Healthcare field (required)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Physiology or relevant Healthcare field (preferred)
- Knowledge of EKG rhythms and interpretation, including fatal rhythms (strongly preferred)
- IV starts capability (strongly preferred)
- BCLS Basic Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire (required)
- 6 months experience in Cardiac or Stress Testing environment (preferred)
- Documentation of EKG training (preferred)
- ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire (preferred)
- Have basic knowledge EKGs and stress testing
- Must possess a strong work ethic and a high level of professionalism
- Ability to effectively communicate to staff and patients
- Demonstrates sound judgment and composure with the ability to take appropriate action in questionable or emergency situations
- Maintains a positive, caring attitude towards patients
- Good computer skills using a medical management application
What You Will Do
- Delivers care to patients utilizing the Cardiac Stress Monitor Technician Process
- Deliver appropriate care to patients by performing walking Exercise stress testing and Stress Echo testing
- Work with the physicians to produce quality stress tests by ensuring correct lead placement, operating stress testing equipment, monitoring patients at rest, stress and recovery and recording blood pressures as directed
- Prepare preliminary reports of test results for interpretation by the physician
- Communicate with physicians, managers, and co-workers as appropriate about changes in patient’s clinical conditions while undergoing or after stress testing
- Prepare testing rooms, stock supplies and maintain daily cleaning list
- Can expect to cross-train in the Nuclear department for stress test coverage and IV starts and for help with Holter report documentation
- Be prepared to escalate non-routine issues to the practice manager or physician
- Performs other duties as assigned by practice manager or physician
Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee
- Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
- Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
- Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
- A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.
Entity Highlights:
Texas Health Physicians Group includes more than 1,000 physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants dedicated to providing quality, patient-safe care at more than 240 offices located throughout the DFW Metroplex.
THPG members are active in group governance and serve on multiple committees and councils. Ongoing Texas Health initiatives, like the Diversity Action Council and Living the Promise, have helped to create an inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture and workplace, making THPG a great place to work.
If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!
Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.
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Location: Denton, TX US
Job ID: 25008548
Area of Interest: Allied Health
Job Type: Full-time
Facility: Texas Health Physicians Group 9250 Amberton Parkway TX 75243
