Cardiac Exercise Stress & Pacemaker Tech-Kenmore-Full time- 40 Hours | Boston, MA

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  • Location: Boston, MA

  • Company: Atrius Health

partners, community specialists and skilled nursing facilities. Our vision is to transform care to improve lives. Atrius Health provides high-quality, patient-centered, coordinated, cost effective care to every patient we serve. By establishing a solid foundation of shared decision making, understanding and trust with each of its patients, Atrius Health enhances their health and enriches their lives.

Atrius Health is part of Optum, a health services company focused on building the leading value-based care system in the country. SUMMARY Under general supervision, independently performs exercise stress tests. Obtains and interprets, under exertion stress, electrocardiogram tracings, blood

pressure, heart rate responses and patient symptoms, recognizing variations of normal and pathological patterns of test results. Under limited supervision, performs a variety of patient care and technical duties in our outpatient Pacemaker Clinic, including preparing charts for MD interpretation, pacemaker interrogation & programming and transtelephonic pacemaker follow-up.

Determines when an adequate test has been obtained and consults supervisor or cardiologist as needed. Additional duties may include taking medical histories, recording vital signs, scheduling patients, equipment maintenance plus other duties as prescribed by the physician. EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS B. S. in

Exercise Physiology/Science, Cardiopulmonary Sciences or related field (or equivalent education, training or experience).

CPR certification required. American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) may be required based on specialty. EXPERIENCE Minimum 6 months of cardiac stress testing required. SKILLS Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the heart and cardiac medications. Able to independently perform tests. Good interpersonal, organizational and decision-making skills. Ability to take initiative and work independently. Atrius Health is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity.

All patients, employees, applicants, and other constituents of Atrius Health will be treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, veteran status, marital/domestic partner status, parental status, interactionual orientation and gender identity and/or expression, or other dimensions of diversity. Benefits Include: Up to 8% company retirement contribution, Generous Paid Time Off 10 paid holidays, Paid professional development, Generous health and welfare benefit package. Atrius Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promoting or any other employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, interaction, marital status, age, interactionual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military service or application for military service, veteran or disability status.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO); and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA). VEVRAA Federal Contractor Request Priority Protected Veteran & Disabled Referrals for all of our locations within the state PDN-99f46bea-a96a-455e-8fb6-e45afe3db032

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