Monitor Tech - Wilson County Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (Days)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Lebanon, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides technical support for the acquisition and interpretation of cardiac tracings needed to diagnose or rule-out cardiac disease in an inpatient population using hardwired or wireless cardiac monitoring equipment. May also provide oversight of pulse oximetry monitoring.

Requirements

Medical Terminology & Documentation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate medical terminology and documentation in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Data Interpretation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate data interpretation in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Cardiac Monitoring (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to effectively monitor cardiac rhythms in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Medical Devices (Fundamental Awareness): Has training, direct exposure, limited experience, or past experience installing and repairing simple and well-defined problems with the equipment. Able to read simple schematics and other instructions for installing and repairing equipment.
Relevant Work Experience
Less than 1 year Experience Level
High School Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

Responsibilities

Monitors patient heart rhythm throughout the hospital on telemetry (capability of 60 patients)
Knowledge of cardiac rhythms and measurements
1 minute response time and escalation process
Interpretation of rhythm strips and placement on charts
Professional phone etiquette
Accountability of accurate logs
Fax copy of strips to nursing station if changes noted