Job Description
EKG Associate, NS31 Labor & Delivery Job No: 496912
Department: NS 31 L & D
Local Title: EKG Associate, NS31 Labor & Delivery
Budget Title: Teaching Hospital Clinical Technical Services Ekg Associate
Work Type: Full Time
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Categories: Clinical, Patient Care, Nursing Support
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.
Bargaining Unit: UUP
Job Summary: The Department of Nursing at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Clinical Technical Service EKG Associate, NS31 Labor & Delivery. The successful candidate will:
- Conduct cardiac Monitoring on the adult population
- Performs phlebotomy
- Practices effective Infection Control measures
- Performs direct nursing care activity as delegated
- Performs indirect nursing care activities as determined by routine assignment and unit activity
- Demonstrates knowledge of normal growth and development in the delivery of care to patients
- Responds to the changing needs of patient care areas
- Use problem-solving in meeting patient care and unit needs
- Maintains a safe and efficient work environment
- Obtains, records, and exchanges information on behalf of the patient
- Uses ethical principles to guide decisions and actions consistent with UHB's operating goals and objectives
- Respect and promote Patients' Rights
- Fosters/maintains positive public relations with patients, families, visitors, and staff
- Communicates effectively with customers, visitors, patients, and staff
- Represents the hospital positively by demonstrating respect and courtesy to all patients, colleagues, staff, and visitors
- Participates in Quality Improvement and contributes to process improvement activities
- Takes an active role in managing resources
- Plans appropriately to meet departmental objectives and takes initiatives where necessary
- Participates in activities to promote and foster team spirit and boost unit morale
- Utilizes effective skills in communicating with members of the health care team
- Takes an active role in personal/professional development
- Other duties and responsibilities as required
Required Qualifications: - Successful completion of training course(s) and/or certificate for electrocardiography (EKG) or electrocardiograph (ECG), and Phlebotomy
- High school diploma or its educational equivalent
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Associate (AHA)
- Or, a satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, training and education to the above.
Preferred Qualifications: - One year of full-time experience providing essential treatment and patient care under professional supervision
- Graduate of a Patient Care Technician (PCT) Program and/or graduate of a Medical Assistant Program
Work Schedule: Variable Days; 7:30am to 8:00pm (Full-Time)
Salary Grade/Rank: SL-2
S alary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications
E xecutive Order: Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 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 or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu
Advertised: August 14, 2025 Eastern Daylight Time
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