Telemetry Monitor Technician
About The Position
Join the Continuous Monitoring Unit (CMU) as a Telemetry Monitor Technician! This role is responsible for the continuous observation, analysis, and interpretation of cardiac rhythms. The technician collaborates with the health care team to initiate, monitor, and communicate findings for patients at risk of harm due to medical conditions. This role supports high-quality, patient-centered care by promptly recognizing and identifying changes in cardiac rhythms or patient status and communicating these changes to the clinical team. The Telemetry Monitor Technician initiates code and rapid response teams for patients at risk of death or serious harm, ensuring patient safety and operational excellence. The role also involves maintaining accurate documentation, contributing to efficient workflows, and managing inventory of equipment including storage, cleaning, and troubleshooting. The Telemetry Monitor Technician demonstrates a commitment to patient-centered care, safety, quality, and service excellence, and collaborates effectively with interdisciplinary teams, contributing to a culture of accountability, respect, and teamwork.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Completion of ECG interpretation training or equivalent on-the-job competency validation.
- Demonstrated ability to recognize critical rhythms and abnormalities.
- Working knowledge of medical terminology.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 3 months of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in a clinical monitoring or patient care setting.
- Additional healthcare-related education or certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Understanding patient information related to current cardiac rhythm status and applicable vital signs, optimal cardiac rhythm status and vital signs, and prior variances/alarms.
- Maintaining awareness of assigned patients’ medical history, medications, and code status to support accurate monitoring and escalation.
- Continuously monitoring patient telemetry including cardiac rhythms, blood pressure, SpO2 reading, respiratory rate, Co2 level and additional vital signs depending on acuity level.
- Obtaining, interpreting, and accurately documenting rhythm strips as determined by policy, orders, or the healthcare team and with changes in patient condition.
- Recognizing, documenting, and communicating changes or abnormalities promptly to healthcare team including cardiac rhythms and/or applicable vital signs being monitored.
- Providing timely communication of monitoring data and summaries to the healthcare team.
- Supporting the maintenance and troubleshooting of monitoring equipment to ensure reliability and performance.
- Performing all responsibilities in alignment with organizational values, policies, regulatory requirements, and standards of care.
- Admitting, transferring, and discharging patients and entering all required information in the telemetry monitoring system.
- Acting as preceptor and mentor to new monitor technicians.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
