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Overview

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At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be.

We provide:

+ Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1

+ Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs

+ Family-focused benefits

+ Wellness incentives

+ Ongoing mentorship, _development,_ and leadership programs

+ And more

Description

We are seeking a capable **Cardiac Device Technician** who has acquired broad experience in caring for patients and has developed a sound understanding about the care of a particular patient population.

+ An allied healthcare professional who is proficient in the outpatient and inpatient setting and, under the direction of an RN or Arrhythmia Device Engineer, is able to analyze and reprogram various brands of implantable pacemakers and defibrillators.

+ Must be able to adjust cardiac implantable device settings safely and efficiently to evaluate for underlying heart rhythms and device function to improve and maintain the proper function of the cardiac device.

+ After an initial preceptorship in clinic, the Device Technician is expected to progress to troubleshooting device issues for hospitalized in-patients, including independent MRI and perioperative device management.

+ Increased understanding and application of the technical aspects of cardiac device function to specific patient care is expected, which includes identifying arrhythmias, assessing symptoms, reviewing patients medical history and medications, and effectively reporting findings from the cardiac device to the physician and/or pertinent allied healthcare professionals.

+ Also, the candidate should be able to communicate with patients and vendors to assist enrolling, troubleshooting and ordering equipment to ensure remote connectivity and continuity of care.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

+ High school degree or equivalent required with successful completion of nursing tech or cardiovascular technologist program.

+ College degree preferred.

+ **Successful completion of a full Cardiac Device Educational Program (such as Arrhythmia Technologies Institute or PrepMD) OR 2 years patient care experience including some exposure to implantable cardiac devices and their programming and complex arrhythmia recognition is required.**

+ Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from an accredited school may be considered in lieu of Cardiac Device Educational training or clinical experience.

JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY! Emory Healthcare (EHC), part of Emory University (EUV), is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia and the first and only in Georgia with a Magnet® designated ambulatory practice. We are made up of 11 hospitals-4 Magnet® designated, the Emory Clinic, and more than 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia, with more than 3,450 physicians concentrating in 70 different subspecialties.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at [email protected] . Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.

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**Division** _The Emory Clinic_

**Campus Location** _Atlanta, GA, 30322_

**Campus Location** _US-GA-Atlanta_

**Department** _TEC Cardio EP Clifton HBC_

**Job Type** _Regular Full-Time_

**Job Number** _154472_

**Job Category** _Clinical & Nursing Support_

**Schedule** _8a-4:30p_

**Standard Hours** _40 Hours_

**Hourly Minimum** _USD $30.03/Hr._

**Hourly Midpoint** _USD $35.70/Hr._

Emory Healthcare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices and decisions. Emory Healthcare prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age (40 and over), disability, citizenship, genetic information, service in the uniformed services, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.