Monitor Technician - per diem

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

2d • $46,215 - $60,080 • Onsite

About The Position

The Monitor Technician I have the responsibilities of recording electrocardiograms (EKGs) of customers ranging in age from newborn to geriatric, ensuring that EKGs are transmitted from cart to MUSE EKG Computer System, utilizing patient identifiers, placing telemetry transmitter packs, communication with monitor technician for verification of signal, delivering cardiac rhythm strips from the Cardiac monitoring station to the various nursing units and posting these strips in specified unit locations during periods of medical record downtime, performing miscellaneous duties related to cardiac monitoring including but not limited to troubleshooting telemetry transmitter packs (i.e., replacing worn electrodes, changing batteries, changing wires, etc.), and assisting in the search and retrieval of misplaced telemetry transmitter packs and cardiac pacemakers. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Understands the hospital strategic plan within scope of EKG technician expectation and role. Responsible to interpret and follow Physicians’ orders Ability to triage workload and complete accordingly Representative of Cardio-Respiratory Services in support of the ideals and principles of the department and organizational culture. Exemplifies Albany Med CARES guiding principles Assists, as needed, the onboarding of new staff, conducting department orientation Understands and promotes Patient and Employee Safety as our number one priority Promotes a safe environment for patients and staff Understands the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals as it pertains to EKG technician role.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. - required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire - required
• Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Ability to communicate cooperatively and effectively with patients, family members, employees and others.
• Ability to read documents such as requisitions.
• Ability to document on established forms and in the EMR.

Nice To Haves

• 1-3 years of patient experience - preferred
• Honest, punctual, and performs the job in adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct as defined by AMC and the tenets of the profession.

Responsibilities

• Recording electrocardiograms (EKGs) of customers ranging in age from newborn to geriatric.
• Ensuring that EKGs are transmitted from cart to MUSE EKG Computer System, utilizing patient identifiers.
• Placing telemetry transmitter packs.
• Communicating with monitor technician for verification of signal.
• Delivering cardiac rhythm strips from the Cardiac monitoring station to the various nursing units and posting these strips in specified unit locations during periods of medical record downtime.
• Performing miscellaneous duties related to cardiac monitoring including but not limited to troubleshooting telemetry transmitter packs (i.e., replacing worn electrodes, changing batteries, changing wires, etc.).
• Assisting in the search and retrieval of misplaced telemetry transmitter packs and cardiac pacemakers.
• Understands the hospital strategic plan within scope of EKG technician expectation and role.
• Responsible to interpret and follow Physicians’ orders.
• Ability to triage workload and complete accordingly.
• Representative of Cardio-Respiratory Services in support of the ideals and principles of the department and organizational culture.
• Assists, as needed, the onboarding of new staff, conducting department orientation.
• Understands and promotes Patient and Employee Safety as our number one priority.
• Promotes a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Understands the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals as it pertains to EKG technician role.

Benefits

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED