Telemetry Tech, PRN, Nights

Job Summary

About the role

Demonstrates through behavior Decatur Morgan Hospital’s mission, vision and values.

Responsibilities

• Assigns a monitor and enters the patient information into the central monitoring system.
• Plays the telemetry monitor on the patient, carefully identifying the patient using the two hospital approved identifiers.
• Prepares the patient’s skin correctly.
• Secures the monitor.
• Verifies with the central monitor station the correct patient, rate, and rhythm.
• Documents required elements in the electronic medical record.
• Observes and interprets cardiac rhythm and rate.
• Timely and accurately records rhythm strips minimally every 4 hours.
• Timely and accurately reports changes in a patient's rate and/or rhythm.
• Performs a reconciliation process every 4 hours matching hospital census with the central monitor.
• Maintains meticulous interdepartmental records.
• Maintains and operates equipment safely and correctly: cleaning, storing, promptly reporting issues.
• Cares for equipment appropriately.
• Maintains a good working relationship within the department and with other departments.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and provides explanations and verbal reassurance as necessary.
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
• Mets annual competency requirements (rhythm interpretation test).

Qualifications

• Uses common sense and special medical skills to care for the sick.
• Understands technical information from supervisors, charts, reference books, manuals and labels.
• Uses eyes, ears, hands and fingers with skill.
• Acts quickly in an emergency, rendering appropriate life-saving measures.
• Communicates with people.
• Follows and/or gives precise instructions.
• Current in BLS.
• Reasoning, Mathematical and Language Development are indicative of the general level of development required to do this job.
• Education: High school graduate or GED.
• No previous experience required.