Monitor Tech - Progressive Care Unit

Description

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Summary:
Under supervision of an RN, the Cardiac Telemetry Tech assists with clinical care by monitoring and recording cardiac rhythms.

Responsibilities:

• Documents and interprets patient's heart rhythm and rate by utilizing telemetry recordings. Identifies patient arrhythmias/abnormalities or significant changes from baseline and reports changes immediately to the assigned nurse.

• Alerts nursing staff in the event of arrhythmias/abnormalities or significant changes from baseline.

• Issues telemetry equipment to patients newly admitted to unit. Maintains inventory of and tracks issued equipment.

• Coordinates with outside vendor support to maintain and service telemetry equipment.

• Tracks and ensures continuity of telemetry, recording patient leaving unit or disconnecting leads and working to ensure effective return to measurement.

• Ensures patient safety at all times by notifying the charge nurse of any risk factors seen initiating and maintaining appropriate safety measures as outlined in policies and procedures.

• Inputs clinical documentation and charges into electronic medical recordkeeping (EMR) tool

• Demonstrates proper performance of skills reflected and validated by the Monitor Technician orientation/skills checklist, which includes an annual EKG competency test.

Other information:

This position is subject to a yearly EKG competency test.

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred

• Experience working in a healthcare setting.

• Experience working with EPIC EMR.

• Experience or training with medical terminology.

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Telemetry Monitoring

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Night Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No