Cardiac Monitor Technician

Under general supervision, follows established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines. Responsible for monitoring and identifying basic normal cardiac rhythms, dysrhythmias, and lethal arrhythmias; reporting these findings to the appropriate personnel, and rhythm documentation and labeling per TGH policy. Promotes and maintains patient support including but not limited to: interprets and post rhythm strips and protocol, performs 12 lead EKGs. Maintain and clean portable telemetry monitors between patient use according to manufacturer's guidelines. Essential Functions · Accurately interprets changes in rhythms. · Records rhythm strips as required. · Demonstrates arrhythmia recognition skills. · Communicates lethal arrhythmias to nursing staff and documents strips as requested. · Maintains alarms on at all times with rates set safely to minimize false alarms. · Identifies individual EKGs with proper patient identifiers. · Works with the computer system, including Maintains flow through the ER and facilitate transfers, admissions and discharges timely. · Answers telephone and intercom in a pleasant and professional manner and relays message accurately and quickly. · Reports any malfunction of monitoring equipment to the Biomedical Technicians, Charge Nurse, and Nursing Director

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education High School Diploma or GED Certification Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American Red Cross Work Experience Basic EKG class and demonstration of competency through testing.