Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring Technician | Centralized Care

Commonspirit; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Cardio-Pulmonary Technician Level I for onsite work at the Phoenix Virtual Hospital. The role involves remote surveillance of cardiac rhythms for multiple locations, with monitoring of up to 60 patients under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include recognizing rhythm changes, recording ECG strips, updating patient data, and reporting arrhythmias according to established protocols to ensure patient safety.

Qualifications

• Three months of post-secondary education/training in regard to EKG technology as a monitor tech.
• Minimum 2 years of recent (within past year) professional work experience of any type.
• Successful completion of a Basic EKG test is required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Monitors patient’s cardiac rhythms and/or oxygen saturation using appropriate cardio-pulmonary monitoring equipment.
• Obtains a baseline ECG strip on all monitored patients according to department guidelines.
• Records and posts cardiac strips following established procedures.
• Updates and verifies patient data in the information system; maintains unit/department-specific records as assigned.
• Recognizes rhythms with the potential to alter the patient’s physiology and obtains a documentary ECG strip.
• Immediately reports all arrhythmias to the RN responsible for the patient following established protocols.

Skills

Attention to detail

Cardiac rhythm recognition

Education

EKG technology training (monitor tech)

Basic EKG test completion within 90 days of hire

Job description

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Cardio-Pulmonary Technician Level I for onsite work at the Phoenix Virtual Hospital. The role involves remote surveillance of cardiac rhythms for multiple locations, with monitoring of up to 60 patients under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include recognizing rhythm changes, recording ECG strips, updating patient data, and reporting arrhythmias according to established protocols to ensure patient safety.