Job Description
The Monitor Tech is to be responsible for continuous telemetry monitoring.
POSITION SPECIFIC DUTIES (other Duties May Be Assigned)1 Manage the telemetry central workstation and related equipment.
2 Responsible for coordinating maintenance of telemetry equipment.
- Notifies biomedical engineering in the event of telemetry equipment failure, as needed.
- Assists in placing leads and changing batteries promptly.
3 Responsible for initial dysrhythmia recognition with appropriate documentation.
- Deletes false alarms (alarm review) every shift, and as appropriate.
- Notifies appropriate nurse of rhythm changes/dysrhythmia immediately. (Also notifies charge nurse).
- Runs and mounts rhythm strips once each shift and as needed.
- Labels monitors with patient name and room numbers, as needed.
4 Coordinate census, admission, and discharge data.
5 Coordinate patient admission and discharge information on the unit.
- Assists in maintaining census, admission, and discharge board, telemetry shift report, and census log.
- Helps assure empty rooms are ready for new patients.
- Maintains assignment book for current shift.
- Maintains census number (projected patients for the start of the next shift) and notifies staffing office of changes, as needed.
- Verifies unused telemetry transmitter availability, every shift.
- Prepares for room assignments.
- Assigns monitors and admits patients to monitor.
- Receives and documents initial patient assignment to unit from Admitting Department, or nursing supervisor, as needed.
6 Ensure a professional, helpful working environment by upholding the hospital standards.
- Assures a qualified person (Telemetry RN) is accountable for monitors if it is necessary to leave the nurses station at any time.
- Maintains a neat, orderly work environment.
7 Assist RN’s, Supervisor, and unit clerk, as requested, and as time allows.
- Assists in answering phones promptly.
- Provides assistance to patients/families and physicians regarding patient location, patient rhythms, and general information in a prompt and courteous manner.
QUALIFICATIONS/JOB REQUIREMENTS EDUCATION - High school diploma or equivalent.
EXPERIENCE - Previous monitor technician experience required.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE - EKG certification.
- BLS certification.
OTHER SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE - Able to pass EKG Rhythm recognition exam.
- Excellent communication skills.
Job Tags
Immediate start, Shift work,