Monitor Technician PT Nights
About The Position
Saint Francis Hospital Bartlett is a 196-bed hospital dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate care to the community. As a comprehensive medical center, Saint Francis Hospital Bartlett has the expertise to deliver quality care in a variety of specialties including Emergency Services, Inpatient & Outpatient Surgical Services, Med/Surge, Ortho, Critical Care and Women's Services. Monitor Technician Part Time Nights Position Summary Responsible for the set up of telemetry on physician orders by ensuring proper placement of electrodes, running strips, and replacing batteries as needed.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Successful completion of EKG class.
- Familiar with medical terminology.
Responsibilities
- Selects, sets-up, calibrates and adjusts monitoring equipment in accordance with physician orders.
- Ensures continued proper functioning of equipment; troubleshoots equipment problems as identified.
- Collects, transmits, and documents pertinent patient data to the Registered Nurse (RN) with correct interpretations and interval measurements on each patient at required intervals every shift and with any significant rhythm change.
- Maintains current monitored patients in the system; confers with nursing staff to determine correct validation counts and alarm parameters for patients.
- Reports alarms and changes of rhythm to RN staff.
- Greets, screens and processes incoming unit/dept calls, patients, visitors and messages.
- Transcribes physician orders, enters tests, and treatment requests into system.
- Assembles and maintains patient medical records including posting of results.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Hospitals
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
