MONITOR TECH - TELEMETRY

Steady Nights rotation. Shifts: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM.

About the role

Provides clerical and technical support for the nursing staff of 7 Tower, a Medical/Surgical/Cardiovascular Telemetry Unit that provides acute nursing care by performing duties assigned by the Director or designee.

Responsibilities

• Clerical support including:
  • Maintaining patient records
  • Written and computer transcription
  • Ordering and storing of supplies
  • Providing excellent customer service and communication
• Technical support including:
  • Arrhythmia detection
  • Operation of cardiac monitoring equipment

Requirements

• Education:
  • Minimum: High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Preferred: Basic Arrhythmia Course
• Registration/Certification/Licensure: Act 33/73 Clearances
• Experience:
  • Minimum: None
  • Preferred: Recent experience in a related area, OR related educational background. Previous experience working as a unit secretary/monitor tech.

Physical Requirements

The following frequency definitions apply unless otherwise noted:

• Occasional: (0-1/3 of day, 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)
• Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day, 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)
• Constant: (> 2/3rd of day, > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)

Non-Material Handling

• Standing* - Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - OCCASIONAL
• Walking* - Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - OCCASIONAL
• Sitting* - Body remains in a seated position - CONSTANT
• Stooping* - To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL
• Bending* - To flex the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
• Twisting* - To rotate the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
• Stairs* - To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL
• Reaching Horizontal* - To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - CONSTANT
• Reaching Overhead* - To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - OCCASIONAL
• Grasping* - Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - FREQUENT
• Finger Manipulation* - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - CONSTANT
• Seeing* - Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
• Hearing* - Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
• Repetitive Upper Extremity Use* - Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - CONSTANT
• Constant interruptions* - FREQUENT
• Exposure to noise (constant) - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc) - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to slippery walking surfaces - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift)* - CONSTANT

Material Handling

• Pushing* - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction (moving an object away from the person) - OCCASIONAL Up to 20#
• Pulling - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction (moving an object towards the person) - OCCASIONAL Up to 20#
• Lift - Floor to Waist - OCCASIONAL Up to 50#
• Lift* - Waist to shoulder - FREQUENT Up to 20#
• Lift* - Shoulder to overhead - FREQUENT Up to 20#
• Carrying* - To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet) - FREQUENT Up to 20#

Cardiovascular Energy Requirements

• Sedentary to Light* - CONSTANT (0 - 3.5: Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work)
• Medium - N/A (3.6 - 6.3: House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs))
• Heavy to Very Heavy - N/A (> 6.4: Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood)