Monitor Technician - Orthopedics- PT- Flex- MHW

Memorial Healthcare

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), the Monitor Technician is responsible for continuous monitoring, recognition, and interpretation of cardiac rhythms, identifying deviations from the patient's baseline, and changes in SP02. The Monitor Technician must notify the registered nurse of any changes in a patient's status and initiate the appropriate emergency response by the critical care team in the event of a lethal arrhythmia, including irregular heart rhythms and cardiac arrest.

Requirements

Vocation Technical: Electrocardiogram Competency (Required)
BLS American Heart E-Card (BLS AHA ECARD) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART)
BLS Cert American Heart_non ecard (BLS AHA) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART)
BLS Cert Red Cross (BLS RC) - Red Cross (RED CROSS)
Requires critical thinking skills, effective communications 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 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.
Minimum (6) six months of experience required after completion of the Monitor Technician Extern program.
Minimum of (6) months experience in lieu of Vocation Technical (VOCTECH) in cases where the applicant is not a graduate of Monitor Technician Extern program.
Monitor Technician certification required.
Electrocardiogram Competency (ECG/EKG) required.
Successful completion of ECG/EKG interpretation coursework required.

Responsibilities

Performs continual and simultaneous surveillance for the operation of complex cardiac monitoring systems, including ECG rhythm screens, computerized dysrhythmia detection system and rhythm printers.
Documents the electrocardiograph tracings of patients on telemetry monitors.
Identifies arrhythmias, deviation in each patient's baseline, signs of patient deterioration, and intervenes to ensure patient safety.
Identifies and corrects for artifacts.
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.
Attaches electrode to patients' bodies to record electrical impulses from the heart to perform continuous ECG Monitoring.
Reports abnormal or change in patient's telemetry monitoring to nursing staff or immediate supervisor or designated chain of command.
Activates emergency response or rapid response for lethal arrhythmia or cardiac arrest.