Cardiac Monitor Technician

University of South Florida; Spring Hill (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of South Florida is seeking staff to monitor and identify basic cardiac rhythms, dysrhythmias, and lethal arrhythmias, reporting findings per policy.

The role includes rhythm interpretation, documentation, and using portable telemetry monitors, while maintaining alarms and assisting with ER flow, admissions, and transfers. A high school diploma and BLS certification are required.

Qualifications

• Interprets basic rhythms and reports findings.
• Maintains accurate rhythm documentation and labeling per policy.
• Operates monitoring equipment safely and effectively.

Responsibilities

• 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 with safe rates to minimize false alarms.
• Identifies patients correctly with proper identifiers.
• Manages flow through ER and facilitates transfers, admissions and discharges.
• Answers phone and intercom professionally and relays messages quickly.
• Reports equipment malfunctions to Biomed Techs and Charge Nurse.

Skills

Rhythm interpretation

Arrhythmia recognition

Telemetry monitoring

EHR familiarity

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Telemetry monitoring equipment

Job description

Open — University of South Florida has a posting for this job. Posted 5 Nov 2026.

About this job

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

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.