Cardiac Surveillance Tech

UNC Health; Raleigh; Presencial; CAD 39 000 - 56 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

UNC Health's Rex Telemetry Command Center in Raleigh seeks a Cardiovascular Surveillance Technician to support nurses by monitoring patient cardiac rhythms and performing EKGs when needed.

The role involves documenting and interpreting rhythms, ensuring patient safety, and educating staff on telemetry procedures while upholding UNC Health's standards of care. Night shift, onsite position with competitive hourly wages.

Qualificações

• High school diploma or GED required; EKG class preferred.
• BLS Certification required.

Responsabilidades

• Monitors patient heart rhythm and rate using telemetry.
• Obtains six second strip and uploads for evaluation.
• Identifies arrhythmias or changes and notifies the nurse.
• Monitors pulse oximetry and reports changes to the nurse.
• Operates cardiovascular diagnostic/therapeutic equipment as needed.
• Documents test results and prepares reports.
• Precepts new telemetry technicians as necessary.
• Ensures equipment is clean and functional; troubleshoots issues.

Conhecimentos

Cardiac rhythm interpretation

Telemetry monitoring

English proficiency

Formação académica

High school diploma

EKG class preferred

Basic knowledge of Cardiac Rhythms

Ferramentas

ECG equipment

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

The Cardiovascular Surveillance Technician assists the professional caregiver in the care of patients by monitoring cardiac rhythms. They may also watch pulse oximetry and perform EKG’s when necessary. The Cardio- Vascular Surveillance Technician ensures that Hospital's philosophy, standards, policies and procedures are met and maintained in a professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to policies, procedures, all safety plans, and all standards of the organizations.
• Ensures patient safety at all times by notifying the nurse of any risk factors seen initiating and maintaining appropriate safety measures as outlined in policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates proper performance of skills reflected and validated by the Monitor Technician competency checklist.
• Documents and interprets patient's heart rhythm and rate by utilizing telemetry recordings.
• Obtains six second strip as indicated by patient condition and uploads strips for further evaluation.
• Identifies patient arrhythmias/abnormalities or significant changes from baseline and reports changes immediately to the assigned nurse.
• Monitors patient pulse oximetry as appropriate. Communicates changes from baseline and reports changes immediately to the assigned nurse.
• Monitors patients cardiac rhythm and pulse oximetry in the intermediate care units and ICU’s as appropriate.
• Educates staff and/or patients on cardiology technical procedures and equipment. Teaches telemetry principles to patients and family as needed. Precepts new telemetry technicians as necessary.
• Operates cardiovascular diagnostic or therapeutic equipment as needed.
• Prepares reports, inputs test results into database, and documents procedures as appropriate.
• Exchanges routine information in an appropriate manner requiring good oral communication skills.
• Ensures that all equipment is clean and in working order. Troubleshoots basic problems with equipment and refers it for resolution if unable to resolve the problem.
• Properly plans/organizes work for assigned shift to properly utilize time, resources, manpower, supplies to ensure patient receives appropriate quality care.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement. Basic knowledge of Cardiac Rhythms and successful completion of EKG class preferred.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• BLS Certification Required.

Professional Experience Requirements

• At least six (6) months of clinical experience in a health care setting required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Capability to learn interpretation and respond protocols to ECG / SP 02 monitor system and to develop computer skills must be demonstrated if not competent must complete successful skills verification for ECG interpretation, monitor system, and HUC responsibilities within defined time parameters.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
Organization Unit: Rex Telemetry Command Center
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range: $19.98 - $28.54 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Night Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.