Monitor Technician- FT Days

Kindred Healthcare•Rahway, NJ

2d•$16 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Monitor Technician provides continuous cardiac rhythm surveillance for patients receiving telemetry monitoring. The role accurately interprets cardiac rhythms, recognizes clinically significant changes and potentially life-threatening dysrhythmias, and promptly communicates findings to the registered nurse or other appropriate clinical staff. The technician maintains reliable monitoring coverage, including during nursing breaks or other temporary absences, and supports safe, effective use of telemetry equipment and accurate monitoring documentation. The position requires sustained attention while monitoring multiple patients, proper response to alarms, and adherence to patient safety, confidentiality, infection prevention, and equipment-handling policies. Independent monitoring duties may be performed only after successful completion of the organization or facility cardiac rhythm interpretation competency, which must be maintained as required by policy.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, including education equivalent to completion of secondary school or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role.
Prior experience in cardiac rhythm interpretation, telemetry monitoring, or ECG/EKG interpretation, or comparable formal training that includes demonstrated rhythm-recognition competency.
BCLS (Basic Life Support) from the AHA or another approved program upon hire or within the facility-specified time frame.
Successful completion of the organization or facility cardiac rhythm interpretation competency before performing independent monitoring duties; competency must be maintained as required by policy.
Ability to accurately identify and interpret cardiac rhythms and understand their clinical significance.
Ability to recognize findings requiring immediate intervention and promptly follow notification and escalation procedures.
Ability to maintain sustained attention and situational awareness while monitoring multiple patients simultaneously.
Knowledge of telemetry equipment, alarm functions, lead systems, signal quality, and common sources of artifact.
Ability to prioritize alarms and clinical communications in a timely, calm, and accurate manner.
Effective verbal and written communication skills for communicating critical findings and documenting monitoring activity.
Ability to provide dependable monitoring coverage during staff breaks or other temporary absences without interrupting surveillance.
Ability to follow policies related to patient safety, confidentiality, infection prevention, and equipment handling.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a formal cardiac rhythm interpretation, telemetry, ECG/EKG, or equivalent training program.
EKG (Electrocardiogram) certification or telemetry certification upon hire or within the facility-specified time frame.

Responsibilities

Continuously observe telemetry monitors and accurately interpret cardiac rhythms for assigned patients.
Recognize normal and abnormal rhythms, rhythm changes, artifact, and potentially life-threatening dysrhythmias requiring prompt clinical attention.
Immediately communicate significant rhythm changes, alarms, and other concerning findings to the registered nurse, charge nurse, or designated clinical staff according to escalation procedures.
Provide uninterrupted telemetry monitoring coverage for assigned patients, including during nursing breaks, meal periods, or other temporary absences as assigned.
Review available patient and telemetry information to establish baseline rhythms and identify changes from prior patterns.
Maintain accurate, timely documentation and records of monitored patients, rhythm observations, alarms, and notifications according to facility procedures.
Assign, set up, and maintain telemetry transmitters, leads, wires, and monitoring equipment for patients with telemetry orders.
Respond to monitor alarms and verify signal quality, lead placement, and equipment function to distinguish true rhythm changes from artifact.
Troubleshoot telemetry equipment and promptly report unresolved issues or malfunctions to the appropriate department or supervisor.
Clean and prepare telemetry equipment for reuse according to infection prevention and equipment-handling procedures.
Maintain awareness of assigned patients’ locations and monitoring status, and promptly communicate interruptions or loss of monitoring.
Perform other duties within the scope of the position as assigned.