Telemetry Monitor Technician, Full-Time Nights

Responsibilities

• Continuous cardiac surveillance for up to 48 patients per monitor technician.
• Interpret and document EKG rhythms on Daily Log Sheet.
• Assure EKG tracing to be of good quality; if not work with nurse to move leads on patient.
• Notify patient care tech of low battery notification to ensure continuous monitoring.
• Alarm management – per alarm management protocol notification of rhythm changes to care giver.
• Alarm configuration will be maintained by monitor tech in collaboration with bedside nurse and per unit policy.
• Alarms will be on at all times.
• Provides documentation of interpreted cardiac monitor strip for patient record.
• Within one hour of admission a strip will be printed with its interpretation and sent to the patient’s nurse.
• Rhythms will be documented on the patient’s daily telemetry report sheet every two hours.
• Every four hours a rhythm strip will be printed.
• The monitor tech will interpret the strip and send to the unit for placement in patient’s permanent record.
• Admission and Discharge of patients into the cardiac monitoring system per physicians order.
• After receiving request/order to place a patient on telemetry, the monitor tech will admit assign telemetry box to the patient and send via tube system to the unit.
• Once the telemetry box is received the patient’s nurse will apply the leads and telemetry box, assuring it is the correct patient.
• Phone call made to monitor tech to confirm correct patient the rhythm received is satisfactory. Patient’s RN phone number recorded.
• Once telemetry is discontinued the nurse will contact the monitor tech to advise them.
• The telemetry box is then returned to the Central Telemetry monitoring center.
• Review of 24-hour disclosure to evaluate need for continuing telemetry monitoring.
• Review of telemetry need is done every 24 hours.
• If the monitor tech has no documented arrhythmias then a phone call should be made to the nurse advising a discussion should occur with the MD regarding appropriateness of telemetry order.

Qualifications

• Passing score on advanced arrhythmia detection within 6 weeks of hire.
• High School diploma.
• Experience within healthcare.
• Excellent communication skills.

Preferred

• Graduate of cardiovascular tech program or paramedic course.
• Experience in cardiac monitoring via a Central Telemetry system.