Cardiac Monitor Technician - 5Telemetry - 60% Nights - Downtown Campus

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

A career with University of Iowa Health Care is more than a job. Here, you’re part of something greater, something bigger. Our downtown campus is a 194-bed hospital (located at 500 E Market Street, Iowa City) providing a community-based model of care while directly connected to the expertise, technology, collaboration, and support of our entire health system. Join the team at our downtown campus. You’ll find meaning and purpose knowing that your work helps make all of Iowa better. Under direct supervision, operates and maintains specialized equipment for use in tests and studies related to patient treatment and staff teaching.

Requirements

Ability to communicate effectively with staff, students, patients, and the public.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to collect data and maintain accurate records.
Ability to operate and perform routine maintenance on various types of medical equipment.
One year of health care experience involving direct patient care.

Responsibilities

Prepares area and materials for patient testing, requiring knowledge of medical equipment and its proper usage.
Performs routine technical measurements using specialized medical equipment to determine changing conditions of a patient.
Records and maintains information obtained during equipment tests to facilitate interpretation of the data and meet established equipment review guidelines/protocols.
Distributes information to appropriate areas and personnel.
Performs routine maintenance of equipment to ensure operational condition at all times.
Assists in training new personnel to operate and maintain equipment.
Assembles emergency trays and accessory equipment.
Escorts patients to examination rooms.
Assists higher-level staff in performance of their duties as assigned.