Cardiac Monitor Technician - Emergency Dept. - Part Time- Nights- 7 pm- 7.00 am- Alternate weekends

NYU Langone Health•Village of Patchogue, NY

18d•Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is hiring a part-time Cardiac Monitor Technician for its Emergency Department. The role works nights from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with alternate weekends. The technician operates telemetry monitoring equipment to identify and record changes in patients’ cardiac rhythms, providing data to physicians and telemetry nursing staff to help diagnose and treat cardiac arrhythmias. The technician labels, edits, and mounts ECG rhythm strips for clinical review, maintains telemetry equipment, refers equipment for repair, and participates in orienting new employees.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to read and write to obtain and record pertinent information in patient charts and perform noncomplex arithmetic calculations.
Knowledge of medical terminology and physical sciences.
Basic analytical skills to recognize abnormal heart rhythms or artifacts in test data and notify appropriate personnel.
Passing grade of 85% on the Dysrhythmia Proficiency Exam.

Responsibilities

Observe assigned cardiac telemetry monitors and set appropriate alarm parameters.
Obtain baseline rhythm strips at the beginning of each shift for all monitored patients.
Identify dysrhythmias or significant rhythm changes and obtain a documentary strip labeled with the patient’s name and the event date and time.
Notify nursing staff promptly about critical cardiac activity or irregularities; edit, mount, and label tracings for review.
Observe monitoring strips during procedures and Code 64, and report variances to nursing staff.
Enter patient admission information into the monitoring system and patient log book; maintain telemetry log information and accurate patient information during data transfers.
Order and stock necessary monitoring supplies.
Keep equipment clean and in proper working order; troubleshoot problems and initiate corrective action.
Refer equipment problems to Biomedical Engineering and notify the Nurse Manager or Nursing Administrative Supervisor when intervention is required.
Report lost or misplaced telemetry monitors to the Nurse Manager and/or Nursing Administrative Supervisor and complete an incident report.
Maintain accurate documentation and organization of patient information and telemetry box assignments; recognize and promptly address safety hazards.
Support customer satisfaction, interact effectively with staff in the unit and other departments, and seek management assistance to resolve issues as needed.
Participate in evaluating the quality and effectiveness of current practices and support practice improvements.
Maintain personal appearance according to organizational guidelines.
Keep current with trends and techniques through applicable literature, educational programs, seminars, or conferences, and comply with staff meeting attendance requirements.
Participate in the orientation process for new employees.