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Posted: 21-Jan-26
Location: Durham, North Carolina
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Internal Number: 265266
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About Duke University Hospital
Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Healthhospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.
CARDIOLOGY TECHNICIAN
Cardiology Technician
General Description
Performs specialized technical and patient-care activities focused on the application of ambulatory ECG (Holter and MCT/Event) monitors and the analysis of recorded ECG data. Primary responsibilities include placing monitors on patients, instructing patients on proper use, and analyzing digitized ECG recordings to generate accurate quantitative arrhythmia reports for physician review.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Apply, remove, and manage ambulatory ECG (Holter and MCT/Event) monitors for adult and pediatric populations in the inpatient and outpatient spaces, ensuring proper placement and signal quality.
- Educate patients on monitoring procedures, equipment use, activity and symptom diary documentation, and data transmission requirements.
- Analyze digitized ECG recordings using specialized software to identify arrhythmias and clinically relevant events.
- Edit and validate ECG data and generate comprehensive quantitative arrhythmia reports for physician interpretation.
- Perform routine equipment cleaning, inspection, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance, including lead review and recorder function checks.
- Maintain accurate patient schedules, procedure logs, and monitoring records.
- Maintain databases for archiving diagnostic recordings and perform routine data backups to the computer network.
- Prepare patient rooms and maintain stock of monitoring supplies, including electrodes, leads, and related materials.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Work requires completion of an Associate's degree in Health Science or any Allied Health field
Experience
Work generally requires one year of experience in a related health care setting. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
N/A
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
N/A
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.