Monitor Tech

Responsible for the setup of telemetry on physician orders by ensuring proper placement of electrodes, running strips, and replacing batteries as needed. 

Qualifications:

• Required:
  • Education: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Experience: 
    • Successful completion of EKG class
    • Familiar with medical terminology

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Responsibilities:

• Selects, sets-up, calibrates and adjusts monitoring equipment in accordance with physician orders. 
• Ensures continued proper functioning of equipment; troubleshoots equipment problems as identified. 
• Collects, transmits, and documents pertinent patient data to the Registered Nurse (RN) with correct interpretations and interval measurements on each patient at required intervals every shift and with any significant rhythm change. 
• Maintains current monitored patients in the system; confers with nursing staff to determine correct validation counts and alarm parameters for patients. 
• Reports alarms and changes of rhythm to RN staff.  Greets, screens and processes incoming unit/dept calls, patients, visitors, and messages. 
• Performs phlebotomist duties as assigned