Monitor Technician, Full Time
About The Position
The Monitor Technician is responsible for initiating, discontinuing, and maintaining telemetry monitoring as ordered by physicians. This includes admitting or discharging patients to the monitoring system, changing batteries and electrodes, and cleaning equipment. The technician will review alarm trends at the end of each shift and report findings to the oncoming shift. They will record telemetry strips every 4 hours, provide them to the RN, and at the beginning of each shift, print and document PR, QRS, QT, HR, date, time, and mount the strip for RN validation. The role involves monitoring and reviewing patient information to determine baseline cardiac rhythm analysis and variance from baseline, seeking assistance for unusual rhythms, and notifying the RN of cardiac rhythm variances that indicate pacemaker malfunction.
Requirements
- High School Diploma
- Related training required through work experience and education
- Formal EKG class with a minimum of 24 hours
- Successful completion of Basic Arrythmia Assessment test with a score of 80% or better
- Current BLS card
Nice To Haves
- 1-2 years of previous job-related experience
Responsibilities
- Initiates, discontinues and maintains telemetry monitoring as ordered
- Admits or discharges patient to monitor
- Changes batteries, electrodes, and cleans equipment
- Reviews alarm trends at the end of the shift, reporting/"hand off" to the oncoming shift
- Records telemetry strip every 4 hours and gives the strip to the RN
- At the beginning of each shift, print a strip and document PR, QRS, QT, HR, date, time and mount the strip
- Monitors and reviews patient information to determine baseline cardiac rhythm analysis and variance from baseline
- Seeks assistance in identifying unusual rhythms
- Notifies RN of cardiac rhythm variances that indicate pacemaker malfunction
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
