Monitor Tech - Part Time - 7A

About the role

The Monitor Technician is responsible for the monitoring of cardiac monitors to notify Nursing Units of abnormal variations. Essential job duties include confirming the nurse's name upon initial placement and updating it every shift, observing and reporting abnormal heart rhythms, printing and interpreting cardiac strips, and maintaining and cleaning telemetry equipment.

Responsibilities

• Confirms name of the nurse caring for the telemetry patient is confirmed upon initial placement and updated every shift directly on the Centralized Telemetry Monitoring Unit (CTMU) monitor.
• Clinically proficient in performing non-wound-related hyperbaric therapy.
• Observes cardiac monitors and listens for alarms to identify abnormal variations in heart rhythm and reports important changes to the nursing staff immediately.
• Posts strips on patient records according to established guidelines.
• Conducts training and records management on fire safety in accordance with industry standards for hyperbaric therapy.
• Prints out and interprets cardiac strips on the following occasions: Patient admission, once a shift, and upon rhythm abnormalities.
• Places the strips on the Waveform/ECG Mounting Form and takes the forms to the respective units according to established guidelines.
• Once an order is received to discontinue telemetry and the nurse or UAP disconnects the telemetry transmitter from the patient, the monitor tech cleans the telemetry transmitter and cardiac leads with recommended bactericidal solution and stores in the unit’s telemetry transmitter cabinet.
• Maintains and cleans telemetry equipment for optimum effectiveness, reporting any problems with equipment to the Director.
• Activates the Service Disruption/ Emergency Operations Plan by dialing the hospital emergency number 5555 and reporting the outage location.
• Notifies the Nursing supervisor.
• Performs clerical duties for the department, prepares requisitions for supplies, and secures authorizing signature from the Director as required; assists in keeping station and department clean and neat following cleaning schedule.

Requirements

Must have 1-6 months of related experience and be able to pass an EKG exam. No required licenses or certifications.