Cardiac Monitor Technician

Tampa General Hospital; Spring Hill (FL); Sur place; USD 38 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Cardiac Monitor Technician to monitor basic cardiac rhythms, identify dysrhythmias, and report findings to the care team. The role includes performing 12-lead EKGs and labeling rhythm strips in accordance with policy.

Ideal candidates will have a High School Diploma or GED and BLS certification. They will maintain portable telemetry monitors, ensure alarms remain active, and communicate clearly with nursing staff to support timely patient transfers and care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Basic EKG training or competency demonstrated.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsabilités

• Interprets rhythm changes accurately.
• Records rhythm strips as required.
• Notifies nursing staff of lethal arrhythmias.
• Maintains alarms and monitors safely.
• Performs 12-lead EKGs and interprets telemetry.
• Relays messages promptly and accurately.

Connaissances

Rhythm interpretation

Telemetry monitoring

Communication with nursing staff

Patient safety awareness

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

Outils

Telemetry monitors

Description du poste

Job Number:

Cardiac Monitor Technician (260003IG )

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 facilitatetransfers, admissions and discharges timely.
• Answers telephone and intercom in a pleasant and professional manner and relays messageaccurately and quickly.
• Reports any malfunction of monitoring equipment to the Biomedical Technicians, ChargeNurse, 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.