Monitor Technician - Central Monitoring Services

About the role

Uses specialized software to monitor cardiac rhythms, pulse oximetry, and/or other vital signs as ordered. Communicates routine and unpredicted findings to the direct care providers in a timely manner, as appropriate. Documents findings and notification of findings in the patient's electronic health record.

Responsibilities

• Monitors assigned patients for changes to baseline cardiac rhythm, oxygenation, or other vital signs as ordered.
• Responds to alarms and/or changes from baseline in a timely manner and communicates changes promptly to direct care staff.
• Documents interpretation of cardiac rhythms and event-associated communications with highest quality.
• Exercises professional levels of verbal and written communications.
• Utilizes a variety of computer applications to handle data as it pertains to telemetry utilization, patient management, patient acuity, etc..
• Efficiently supports the management of telemetry devices at specified entities as applicable.
• Collaborates with the direct care staff to ensure ordered monitoring parameters are accurately and continuously monitored with the least amount of disruption to visualization of waveforms.
• Serves as a resource to others for multiple applications and technology by maintaining knowledge base of such. (e.g., Epic, Microsoft teams, cardiac rhythm monitoring software, technology required to support continuous monitoring, etc.).
• Accurately “ent