Monitor Technologist/PRN Days

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated Monitor Technologist to join our Lubbock Heart team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for monitoring cardiac rhythms, obtaining and accurately interpreting rhythm strips, and ensuring continuous and accurate monitoring of patient's cardiac activity.

Responsibilities

• Monitor cardiac rhythms, obtain and accurately interpret rhythm strips on telemetry patients
• Notify nursing and/or physician staff of all EKG changes, malignant and potentially lethal arrhythmias
• Obtain and interpret EKG strips for documentation
• Record telemetry strips on each patient, including appropriate lead, ventricular rate and rhythm, atrial rate and rhythm, PR, QRS, ST & T-wave measurements using calipers, and final interpretation of cardiac rhythm
• Ensure delivery of telemetry strip and completed interpretation of rhythm is delivered to appropriate patient care area every shift
• Notify appropriate nursing staff upon identification of a benign rhythm change in any patient, interpret and document the rhythm strips and deliver to the appropriate nursing station and document electrocardiogram (EKG) changes to accompany notification of patient physician
• Notify appropriate nursing staff and charge nurse upon identification of lethal or malignant cardiac rhythm and obtain and interpret monitor strips of cardiac activity intermittently or continually for documentation and delivery to the appropriate unit
• Maintain open communications with patient care areas regarding quality of telemetry transmission, patient activity/transport/admission/discharge to ensure continuous and accurate monitoring of patient’s cardiac activity

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic EKG course and one year’s experience with cardiac monitor interpretation including knowledge of paced rhythms
• Know how to manage electronic files

Benefits

• Great Benefits – Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO & 401K
• Individually Tailored 6-12 Week Orientation
• Opportunities for Advancement
• Consumer discounts through Perks
• Family Atmosphere
• Free CEUs through Cornerstone, our online training system

Pay

PRN

Schedule

Days 7a-7p

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital

We specialize in the care of cardiac, orthopedic, nephrology, urology, and general medical patients. We are also a highly active inpatient center mainly centered on surgical procedures that include cardiothoracic, orthopedic, urology, and general surgery. We have a 24-hour Emergency Department with 5 fully equipped ED rooms, 4 fully operating OR rooms, 4 cardiac catherization labs with 1 electrophysiology room, 11-day surgery rooms, 58 acute care beds spread over three units, and 16 cardiac critical care rooms. We pride ourselves on giving the best overall care possible to our patients and on our family style atmosphere that includes everyone: patients and their families, physicians, and our employees.