Telemetry Technician- Cardiac Step-down
About The Position
Overview: 0.3FTE- 12 hrs per week, day shift, every third weekend Minimum pay- $19.10 per hour Job Description Summary: Monitors and records data from medical equipment to ensure proper functioning and patient safety. Responsible for equipment maintenance. Job Description: Essential Functions: Maintain appropriate heart rhythm tracing. Recognizes normal heart rhythm, artifact, and life threatening heart rhythms. Respond to all monitor alarms, report heart rhythm changes to RN or MD promptly. Clean, maintain, and inventory all equipment associated with cardiac monitors and other equipment as assigned. Precepts new employees, ability to educate other employees on correct usage of both telemetry and bedside monitors The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose. Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission. We’re 15,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere. Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere. Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
- Current CPR certification (BLS-Health Care Provider), required.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Previous health care experience as a Nursing Assistant, Unit Coordinator, Medical Assistant, nursing student, EMT, Medic or experience with cardiology patients, required.
- Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with the assistance of another person(s) and/or equipment.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to identify abnormal rhythms and or changes in rhythms preferred
Responsibilities
- Maintain appropriate heart rhythm tracing.
- Recognizes normal heart rhythm, artifact, and life threatening heart rhythms.
- Respond to all monitor alarms, report heart rhythm changes to RN or MD promptly.
- Clean, maintain, and inventory all equipment associated with cardiac monitors and other equipment as assigned.
- Precepts new employees, ability to educate other employees on correct usage of both telemetry and bedside monitors
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
