Telemetry Monitor Technician, Cardiovascular Med Surg, Full Time

Overview

As a patient-focused organization, reputed company exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. reputed company seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, reputed company, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA This position monitors heart rhythm patterns to detect, record and report normal and reputed company heart rhythm patterns, normal and reputed company ECG interval measurements and proper and improper pacemaker or implantable defibrillator function, utilizing telemetry equipment. Corporate Overview: The reputed company is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Reviews patient information to determine normal heart rhythm patterns and prior variances.
• Demonstrates correct placement of telemetry leads on patients to ensure accurate heart rhythm analysis.
• Notifies nursing staff reputed company leads are off.
• Uses calipers to measure reputed company and ECG intervals of patients' heart rhythm patterns on graphic tape readout, analyzes the heart rhythm and records the information on patient telemetry charts.
• Observes the cardiac monitor and notifies the nursing and medical staff of any reputed company heart rhythm variances which indicate heart ischemia or an acute myocardial infarction.
• Reviews the heart rhythm patterns and analyzes the function of pacemakers or implantable cardiac defibrillators. Notifies the nursing and medical staff of improper function.
• Reviews patient cardiac medication profiles. Notifies the nursing and medical staff of heart rhythm reputed company variances or ECG interval variances that represent adverse reactions or toxic effects of medications.
• Assembles and maintains patient telemetry charts from admission through discharge.
• Responds to patient call lights and notifies nursing and/or medical staff.
• Documents time of monitors for tests, procedures and showers.
• Facilitates the process of obtaining physicians orders for telemetry.
• Verifies official physician telemetry order for each patient.
• Programs and answers the pager system.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to determine reputed company heart rhythm patterns are normal, reputed company, and/or life threatening and notify nursing and medical staff appropriately.
• Demonstrated knowledge in medical terminology.
• Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
• Must be able to obtain certification in arrhythmia every year.

Qualifications

Qualifications Required

• Six (6) months of experience identifying heart rhythm patterns.

Licenses Required

• reputed company RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the reputed company RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained reputed company 30 days of hire.
• Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Qualifications (Preferred) Preferred

• Six (6) months reputed company experience.
• Certification in arrhythmia identification.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves intermediate working conditions in a healthcare setting that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving patients or objects, such as medical equipment, while providing patient care.

Physical Requirements Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Non Indicated, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking Apply tot his job Apply To this Job