Electrocardiograph technician vs telemetry technician

Differences between electrocardiograph technician and telemetry technician duties and responsibilities

Electrocardiograph technician example responsibilities.

• Assist with placement and manage intra-aortic balloon pumps.
• Assist the radiologists with interventional procedures to include thyroid biopsies, renal biopsies, prostate biopsies, thoracentesis, and paracentesis.
• Perform electrocardiogram recordings on patients as ordered by a physician.
• Interpret and document the EKG reading, and give it to the doctor for review.
• Respond to EKG requests via use of pager, phone system and overhead paging system.
• Review patient's clinical record to obtain and record identifying information require for ECG records.
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Telemetry technician example responsibilities.

• Observe patients being monitor while in the ICU and the Med/Surge unit and reporting any abnormal findings to the RN.
• Monitor patients and administer EKG.
• Utilize varied medical equipment including telemetry monitors, vital sign monitors and lifting equipment to care for patients.
• Provide continuous observation of monitor ECG rhythms for patients on telemetry and report pertinent information to appropriate nursing personnel.
• Pass instruments, sponges, and suture to surgical team.
• Assist in code situations by providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
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