CIED Technician - Cardiology

Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute is seeking a Full Time, Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Tech to join our Cardiology Team!

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoast Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, LifeFlight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!

Cardiac Implanted Electronic Device (CIED) Technician will provide thorough, proficient interrogation, and re-programming of CIED commonly known as implanted loop records (ILRs), pacemaker (PPM), and defibrillators (ICD). These cardiac device patients may be seen in person or interrogated remotely. Technicians may be responsible for initial device interrogation, preliminary report generation, and alerting providers or registered nurse to urgent issues requiring further attention.

Essential Duties:

• Interrogates, reprograms and performs function analysis of CIED programming per provider order or protocol and under supervision of providers, inclusive of MD, PA, and NP.
• Displays efficient knowledge and usage of various device programmers such as Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Merlin, and Biotronik.
• Helps to coordinate remote monitoring programs such as Latitude, Carelink, Merlin.net, and Biotronik.
• Relays physician recommendations to the patients related to device adjustments.
• Displays knowledge of concepts related to the CIED interrogation and function analysis.
• Displays knowledge/expertise to recognize normal vs. abnormal device function during device interrogations, and identify sub-optimal device programming for patients.
• Schedules appropriate device check follow-ups (in-office or remote).

• Graduate of an accredited degree program or high school diploma.
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years’ experience in managing CIED patients or equivalent years of CIED Industry experience.
• Certification by a device management accredited program.
• Paramedic or healthcare provider with proven ability and experience with cardiac devices.
• Experience reviewing or managing remote monitors including Latitude, Carelink, Merlin.net, and Biotronik.
• Associate or Bachelor degree preferred but not required.

CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.