Monitor Technician I- Per Diem- Flex- MRH

Under the supervision of a RN, the Monitor Technician monitors, recognizes, and interprets cardiac rhythms while identifying deviations in patients' baseline, and changes in SP02. The Monitor Technician notifies the registered nurse of changes to a patient's status and initiates the appropriate emergency response by the critical care team in the event of a lethal arrhythmia, including irregular heart rhythms and cardiac arrest. The position requires a commitment being able to work with 12-hour shifts from 7 AM to 7PM and also 7PM to 7AM.

Responsibilities

Documents the electrocardiograph tracings of patients on telemetry monitors; Attaches electrode to patients' bodies to record electrical impulses from the heart to perform continuous ECG Monitoring; Activates emergency response or rapid response for lethal arrhythmia or cardiac arrest; Identifies arrhythmias, deviation in each patient's baseline, signs of patient deterioration, and intervenes to ensure patient safety; Records information in patient's log and maintains accurate, neat account of patient's cardiac monitoring status during episode of care; Identifies and records patient's rhythm and changes in patient rhythm and condition; Updates patient's records with all readings taken from the heart monitor or EKGs; Performs continual and simultaneous surveillance for the operation of complex cardiac monitoring systems, including ECG rhythm screens, computerized dysrhythmia detection system and rhythm printers; Identifies and corrects for artifacts; Reports abnormal or change in patient's telemetry monitoring to nursing staff or immediate supervisor or designated chain of command

Requirements

Vocation Technical (Required); BLS American Heart E-Card (BLS AHA ECARD) - American Heart Association; BLS American Heart RQI E-Card (BLS AHA-RQI ECARD) - American Heart Association; BLS Cert American Heart_non ecard (BLS AHA) - American Heart Association; BLS Certification Grace (BLS GRACE) - Employee Grace Period for Essential Credential; BLS Cert Red Cross (BLS RC) - Red Cross; One (1) year of experience as a Monitor Technician required; Two (2) years experience in lieu of Vocation Technical (VOTECH) required; Monitor Technician certification required; Electrocardiogram Competency (ECG/EKG) required; Successful completion of ECG/EKG interpretation coursework required