POSITION SUMMARY:
 

• Perform in-clinic and remote interrogations of pacemakers, ICDs, and other cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs).
• Analyze and interpret device data to assess performance, battery life, and arrhythmia detection.
• Educate patients and families on device management, precautions, and follow-up care.
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient records in compliance with healthcare regulations.
• Additional monitoring duties may include telephone triage, reviewing medical history, recording vital signs, and the ability to communicate critical events or findings to physicians directly.
• Troubleshoot remote monitor and device issues and take immediate steps toward resolution.  Able to identify critical cardiac rhythms and rhythm EKG analysis with proficiency and evaluation for notification criteria and optimal settings for devices.
• Schedule device interrogation appointments correctly based on global periods to support safe device follow up care.
• Ensure all charges are entered accurately daily to include correct diagnoses codes.
• Meet quality and performance standards.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree required unless a minimum of 3 years existing experience as a Device Technician. Successful completion of a Device Technician training course preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

Current experience as a Device Technician or successful completion of training as a Device Technician required.

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Effective interaction and communication (oral, writing, presenting) skills. Ability to perform work accurately and pay attention to details, changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure. Ability to function competently in stressful situations and changing working environment related to changing patient needs. Ability to work cooperatively within the Practice and with patients, family members, co-workers. Ability to utilize effective time management to set priorities, perform job related responsibilities, and respond quickly to emergency situations. Ability to use analytical and critical thinking skills to effectively problem-solve. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw interpret bar graphs. Demonstrates knowledge of Database software, Internet software and Word Processing software.

Job Location

Paramus 140 E Ridgewood Ave

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Joining Valley Health System means becoming part of a dedicated team that values the highest quality of care in a supportive environment. In our commitment to high performance and reliability, we encourage and recognize exceptional individual performance through our industry leading compensation practices including a starting salary and benefits in accordance with your role, experience, education, and licensure. Actual individual salaries vary depending on these factors. The salary listed does not include other forms of compensation or benefits. Join us and experience a career like no other.Pay Range: $36.55 – $45.68

EEO Statement

Valley Health System does not discriminate on the basis of ancestry, age, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, civil union status, color, creed, disability, domestic partnership, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, marital status, medical condition or illness, mental or physical handicap, national origin, nationality, perceived disability, pregnancy, race, refusal to submit to genetic testing or make available results of such tests, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other protected basis, in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws. This applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.