Monitor Technician
About The Position
The Monitor Technician maintains surveillance of the Franciscan Central Telemetry Unit and interprets and documents cardiac rhythms and vital signs. The role also monitors patient care and emergency protocols to ensure individual physician protocols are followed. The schedule is nights, 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., with three 12-hour shifts per week. The position requires working every third weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights) and an assigned alternating holiday rotation. Travel is never or rare. Franciscan Health is a nonprofit health care ministry with primary and specialty care physician groups throughout Indiana. It operates 11 hospital ministries and has more than 260 locations, including nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Franciscan Health is part of Franciscan Alliance, which states its commitment to equal employment opportunity. Eligible employees have access to comprehensive benefits; details are available on the company's career site.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- One year of EKG Technician experience.
- Detail-oriented, with the ability to tolerate alarms and some flashing lights.
- Good communication and technology skills.
- Basic Life Support Program (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association is listed under Preferred qualifications.
Nice To Haves
- One year of ECG interpretation experience.
- Basic Life Support Program (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Responsibilities
- Identify arrhythmias on patient EKGs and notify appropriate personnel.
- Maintain constant surveillance of telemetry units and relay and document pertinent information to appropriate personnel.
- Interpret and document cardiac rhythms.
- Provide telemetry strips when a new patient arrives, every eight hours, at change of shift, and whenever a change occurs in a patient's rhythm or condition.
- Troubleshoot equipment or procedural problems.
- Prepare telemetry equipment and anticipate patient admissions and transfers to the unit.
- Answer telephones, route callers, take messages, and provide routine information to clients or customers.
- Monitor patient care and emergency protocols to ensure individual physician protocols are followed.
Benefits
- Eligible employees are provided comprehensive benefit offerings; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
