Monitor Technician I - Per Diem - Flex - MRH

Memorial Healthcare

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of a RN, the Monitor Technician monitors, recognizes, and interprets cardiac rhythms while identifying deviations in patients' baseline, and changes in SP02. The Monitor Technician notifies the registered nurse of changes to a patient's status and initiates the appropriate emergency response by the critical care team in the event of a lethal arrhythmia, including irregular heart rhythms and cardiac arrest. The position requires a commitment being able to work with 12-hour shifts from 7 AM to 7PM and also 7PM to 7AM.

Requirements

One (1) year of experience as a Monitor Technician required.
Two (2) years experience in lieu of Vocation Technical (VOTECH) required.
Monitor Technician certification required.
Electrocardiogram Competency (ECG/EKG) required.
Successful completion of ECG/EKG interpretation coursework required.
Requires critical thinking skills, effective communication skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the heart in relation to waves, complexes, time, and voltage as shown through the conduction system and strip interpretation.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Requires sitting for a long period of time monitoring and interpreting patients' cardiac rhythms.
Knowledge of telemetry services.
Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in the workload and work schedules.

Responsibilities

Identifies arrhythmias, deviation in each patient's baseline, signs of patient deterioration, and intervenes to ensure patient safety.
Activates emergency response or rapid response for lethal arrhythmia or cardiac arrest.
Attaches electrode to patients' bodies to record electrical impulses from the heart to perform continuous ECG Monitoring.
Documents the electrocardiograph tracings of patients on telemetry monitors.
Reports abnormal or change in patient's telemetry monitoring to nursing staff or immediate supervisor or designated chain of command.
Identifies and corrects for artifacts.
Performs continual and simultaneous surveillance for the operation of complex cardiac monitoring systems, including ECG rhythm screens, computerized dysrhythmia detection system and rhythm printers.
Records information in patient's log and maintains accurate, neat account of patient's cardiac monitoring status during episode of care.
Identifies and records patient's rhythm and changes in patient rhythm and condition.
Updates patient's records with all readings taken from the heart monitor or EKGs.