ANNOUNCEMENT OF Professional Vacancy

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK · DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER  
450 CLARKSON AVENUE, BOX 1194, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11203

Department:	CATH LAB - INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY	Job Title:	TH CTS EKG ASSOCIATE
Professional  Rank:	SL-2	Descriptive Title:	TH CTS EKG ASSOC
Salary Range:	COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS	Line Number:	Line# 52143

Additional Position Information: *Hours of Work: 8 Hour Day shift (7:30AM - 4:00PM). Days of Work: Monday - Friday. *Please include the 5 digit line number and job title in the subject and body of your email submission.
Brief Description of Duties: Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors. The Department of Radiology at SUNY Downstate is seeking a full time CTS EKG Associate. The successful candidate will: - Assist the RN in observing, analyzing and documenting all rhythm strips on all telemetry patients. - Maintain monitoring equipment that is clean and functional and coordinate repairs with the Assistant Director of Nursing and SMIC. - Communicate pertinent information about current medical status and changes in rhythm by continuous interactions with nurses and other relevant disciplines. - In collaboration with the RN instructs: patients, family members, hospital personnel as to the purpose and functions of the procedures and equipment being utilized. - Participate in patient care activities under the direction of the RN. - Perform quality assurance glucometer checks as per protocol for the unit assignment and complete finger sticks. - Assist with phlebotomy sticks. - Prepare and complete 12 lead EKGs - Participate in continuing staff development activities. - Transport patients to procedural areas and back to their admission units. - Identify and order necessary unit supplies based upon patient care needs. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE ABOVE POSITION DESCRIPTION
All successful candidates must undergo various background checks, maintain credentials required for continued employment and adhere to the SUNY-DMC UHB Principles of Behavior.   Clinical Faculty and Allied Health professionals must receive and maintain Medical Board authorization.
Qualifications: - Associate's degree or EKG Certification or one (1) year clinical hospital experience preferred.
Posting ID: 18192		Ref #: B/PR-52143-18
Persons interested in the above position should submit a resume along with a cover letter to ==> Please include: Job Title( TH CTS EKG ASSOCIATE ), Line( 52143 ) and PostingID( 18192 )			The Employment Office M.S.C.  1194 450 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11203  ( email: Careers@downstate.edu )
Closing date for receipt of applications:
Internal Consideration Program: 01/01/29		Off-campus recruitment: 01/01/29

SUNY Downstate Medical Center offers a competitive salary and benefits package.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familiar status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or criminal conviction.