Monitoring Technician - Cardiac Telemetry - Full Time

Essentia Health•Fargo, ND

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Assists with the technical and non-technical aspects of cardiac monitoring of patients over age 18 who are on telemetry. Troubleshoots the monitoring equipment, is knowledgeable in all of the functions of monitoring equipment, recognizes heart rhythms, communicates changes in heart rhythms, and prepares the patients for monitoring. Provides surveillance, analysis, synthesis and preliminary interpretation of patients’ heart rhythm patterns. Responsibilities also include a working knowledge of various monitoring/testing devices and systems, equipment calibration, identifying and troubleshooting equipment failures, preparing patients/equipment for testing and/or monitoring, assessing for appropriate type of testing/monitoring, providing patient education on procedures, and accurately recording physiological data and preliminary interpretations in multiple reporting systems. Works in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, communicating abnormal or critical physiological responses and activating medical emergencies response plans. Must pass basic heart rhythms test (90% is passing) within 30 days of employment.

Requirements

Completed coursework in a medically related field such as nursing assistant, medical assistant, nursing, EMT, paramedic, respiratory care, or rhythm interpretation.
OR Experience in a health-related field.

Responsibilities

Assists with the technical and non-technical aspects of cardiac monitoring of patients over age 18 who are on telemetry.
Troubleshoots the monitoring equipment.
Is knowledgeable in all of the functions of monitoring equipment.
Recognizes heart rhythms.
Communicates changes in heart rhythms.
Prepares the patients for monitoring.
Provides surveillance, analysis, synthesis and preliminary interpretation of patients’ heart rhythm patterns.
Maintains a working knowledge of various monitoring/testing devices and systems.
Performs equipment calibration.
Identifies and troubleshoots equipment failures.
Prepares patients/equipment for testing and/or monitoring.
Assesses for appropriate type of testing/monitoring.
Provides patient education on procedures.
Accurately records physiological data and preliminary interpretations in multiple reporting systems.
Works in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.
Communicates abnormal or critical physiological responses.
Activates medical emergencies response plans.
Passes basic heart rhythms test (90% is passing) within 30 days of employment.