Monitor Technician - UPMC East

UPMC•Monroeville, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC East is hiring a regular, full-time Monitor Technician. The role provides continuous visual surveillance of multiple patient cardiac rhythm monitors, with immediate notification to appropriate nursing personnel of rhythm changes or life-threatening dysrhythmias. The technician also performs quality EKGs and places and scans Holter monitors. Transtelephonic pacemaker clinic testing may be performed if cross-trained. Work takes place in patient care areas throughout the hospital, with exposure possible to chemicals and infectious diseases. The schedule is three 12-hour shifts per week, including both day and overnight shifts, with weekend and holiday responsibilities. The schedule includes 9 day shifts, 9 night shifts, and 6 weekend shifts. The technician may be asked to cover a subsequent shift if staffing is inadequate.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Documented proficiency in cardiac dysrhythmia recognition.
Ability to pass the hospital-provided dysrhythmia course with a score of 80% or better.
Basic keyboarding skills to operate equipment.
CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills-demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
Act 34 clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in cardiac telemetry monitoring or EKG.
Prior experience in a clinical or diagnostic cardiac health care setting, preferably hospital-based.
Background as a Cardiac Technician, Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, or Paramedic.

Responsibilities

Provide continuous visual surveillance of numerous cardiac monitors and accurately recognize and classify dysrhythmias; maintain alarms according to policy, promptly notify appropriate hospital personnel of rhythm changes or life-threatening dysrhythmias, and document changes in the patient record system.
Perform quality EKGs and place and scan Holter monitors; if cross-trained, conduct transtelephonic pacemaker function testing, including scheduling and billing.
Receive, accurately complete, and process requests for EKGs and Holter monitors; manage ECG tracing and order matching in computerized equipment for physician online reading and upload to the electronic medical record.
Complete billing for the technical component of ECGs and Holters.
Explain examinations to patients and hospital personnel in understandable terms, obtain a brief patient history before Holter procedures, position patients, and make necessary preparations to ensure thorough and accurate studies.
Demonstrate knowledge of diagnostic instrumentation and troubleshoot equipment.
Maintain professional relationships, patient confidentiality, and awareness of the nature and volume of work; support peers and take steps to expedite procedures.
Maintain personal job skills and clinical expertise, maintain CPR certification once oriented, and attend offered in-service education and skill development courses.
Clean equipment daily; stock supply areas and distribute inventory; notify key personnel or the manager about supply needs and report equipment service or repair needs to the manager or biomedical department.
Push wheeled ECG machines to perform studies in various areas of the hospital.
If cross-trained, scan Holter monitor tapes with accurate recognition and classification of dysrhythmias.
Be available to cover a subsequent shift if staffing is inadequate.