Cardiac Monitor Clerk - Telemetry Command Center - Hopewell - Full-Time - NIGHTS
About The Position
Capital Health is seeking a Cardiac Monitor Clerk for their Telemetry Command Center. This full-time night position involves placing patients on telemetry equipment, monitoring their signals, maintaining logs, troubleshooting equipment, and performing EKGs. The role requires continuous monitoring of patients, communication with other departments, and immediate response to life-threatening arrhythmias. The clerk will also participate in unit initiatives, assist with training new technicians, and answer phones and call lights. This position is crucial for ensuring continuous patient monitoring and timely communication of critical information.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency.
- Previous experience as a cardiac monitor clerk.
- AHA BLS. Non-Licensed must obtain before end of orientation period.
- Must attain CRAT (cert rhythm analysis tech) or CET (cert EKG tech – certified through NHA, AAH or NCCT) within 18 months of hire.
Responsibilities
- Places patients on telemetry equipment using proper skin preparation and electrode placement.
- Notifies nurse immediately of loss of clear telemetry signal and arranges for coverage when leaving monitor room.
- Maintains rhythm strips and monitoring logs in accordance with unit policies.
- Reconciles patient identifiers and transmitter number each shift and documents accurately on monitor tech log.
- Troubleshoots and maintains equipment and supplies.
- Admits and discharges patients out of telemetry system in accordance with unit policy.
- Monitors patients while off the unit for testing.
- Communicates with other departments to ensures continuous monitoring of each patient.
- Performs EKG's as determined by unit and following competency attainment.
- Recognizes and records normal EKG wave forms.
- Recognizes, records and informs nurse of abnormalities/changes in patient wave forms.
- Pages RN and other health care team members immediately for any patient with life threatening arrhythmias and initiates Code Blue per unit policy.
- Maintains continuous printout during emergency situations.
- Communicates relevant data regarding patient rhythm to Physician, Nurse, or other health care workers as appropriate while maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Participates in unit initiatives and quality improvement.
- Assists in training and orientation of new monitor technicians.
- Answers phones and call lights in a timely manner.
- Performs other duties as required by Patient Care Director, Management Coordinator, Resource Nurse or Staff Nurse.
Benefits
- Medical Plan
- Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Healthcare FSA
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Dependent Care FSA
- Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
- Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
- Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Transit
- Commuter Parking
- Supplemental Life Insurance - Voluntary Life Spouse
- Supplemental Life Insurance - Voluntary Life Employee
- Supplemental Life Insurance - Voluntary Life Child
- Voluntary Legal Services
- Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
- Voluntary Pet Insurance
- Paid Time-Off Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
