Lead Cardiac Monitor Specialist - 24 Hours/Week - Nights

Bestcare; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider is seeking a Lead Cardiac Monitor Specialist in Omaha. In this role, you'll provide expert support in monitoring patients' heart rhythms, collaborating with clinical staff, and ensuring excellent patient care. With competitive compensation and benefits, this is a great opportunity for someone driven to make an impact in cardiac care.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Excellent benefits

Great work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 months current cardiac telemetry experience required.
• Certification in electrocardiography (CCT or CRAT) needed within 12 months of hire.
• Advanced arrhythmia recognition and 12 lead EKG interpretations required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with nursing staff on cardiac care via remote monitoring.
• Continuously monitor patient heart rhythms and vital signs.
• Responds to telemetry alarms and escalates issues as necessary.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Education

Associate of Science degree in health care or management related field

Tools

Telemetry software

Electronic medical record systems

Job description

Lead Cardiac Monitor Specialist - 24 Hours/Week - Nights page is loaded

Lead Cardiac Monitor Specialist - 24 Hours/Week - Nights

Apply locations Methodist Hospital - Omaha, NE time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR111394

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Location: Methodist Hospital
Address: 8303 Dodge St, Omaha, NE

Work Schedule: 6:45pm to 7:15am, 2 shifts per week

Functions as a clinical and technical resource for Centralized Telemetry staff on duty. Serves as first point of contact for issues requiring escalation during their shift. Supports the development, maintenance, and coordination of programs, policies, education, compliance, and performance improvement related to Centralized Telemetry. Reports to the Telemetry Unit Manager.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

Serve as Cardiac Monitor Specialist

• Collaborates with nursing staff and providers in providing cardiac care via remote monitoring

• Continuously monitor patient heart rhythms and vital signs from the Centralized Telemetry Unit (CTU)

• Responds to all telemetry alarms

• Recognizes pertinent cardiac arrhythmias, documents action taken

• Records appropriate measurements and rhythm interpretation on telemetry strips

• Uploads telemetry rhythm strips into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

• Reports/escalates significant events.

• Recognizes potential issues (low batteries, lead off), reports to appropriate staff, and documents resolution in EMR.

• Collaborates with nursing staff to minimize excessive alarms, and documents parameter changes in EMR.

• Report telemetry process or CTU trends to CTU Manager.

• Comply with all departmental and organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines and participate in corporate/departmental safety and quality activities.

Assist Centralized Telemetry leadership with employee relations/development.

• Participate in orientation, counseling and evaluation.

• Monitor employee clinical education and competency.

• Assist in disciplinary action; observe, document, report

• Provide direct and immediate employee feedback

• Coach employees on best practices

Provide operational support and oversight for Centralized Telemetry Unit.

• Clinical and technical telemetry subject matter expert for staff on-duty.

  • Initial point of contact for troubleshooting equipment, network issues, clinical issues, and downtime

• Ensure patient care assignments are based on patient needs and staff competency, and telemetry census

• Assist with ensuring that appropriate numbers of competent staff are available to meet patient care needs.

  • Assume primary responsibility for staffing issues; escalate to CTU Manager, as indicated

  • Coordinate meal breaks to maximize efficiency and telemetry coverage

• Mediate intra- and inter-departmental disputes; escalate as necessary

• Participate in departmental goal planning: development, implementation, evaluation, reporting, revision

• Delegate tasks, as needed

• Ensure compliance with all departmental and organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines and participate in corporate/departmental safety and quality activities.

• Assist with development, implementation, and evaluation of policy and procedures in accordance with current internal and external standards.

Schedule:

6:45pm to 7:15am, 2 shifts per week

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Associate of Science degree in health care or management related field preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 18 months current cardiac telemetry experience required.

• Advanced arrhythmia recognition and basic 12 lead EKG interpretations required.

• Leadership and/or training experience preferred.

License/Certifications

• Certification and registry in electrocardiography - Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT) or Certified Rhythm Analysis Technician (CRAT) by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) required or must achieve within 12 months of hire.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to organize and manage multiple concurrent tasks.

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.

• Flexibility and dedication to team environment.

• Experience with Microsoft Office.

• Preferred knowledge of telemetry software and electronic medical record systems.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):

  • Balancing

  • Carrying

  • Climbing

  • Crawling

  • Crouching

  • Kneeling

  • Lifting

• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):

  • Pulling/Pushing

  • Stooping/bending

  • Standing

  • Twisting

  • Walking

• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):

  • Distinguish colors

  • Fingering/Touching

  • Grasping

  • Hearing

  • Keyboarding/typing

  • Reaching

  • Repetitive Motions

  • Seeing/Visual

  • Sitting

  • Speaking/talking

Job Hazards

• Not Related:

  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc.)

  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)

  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

• Rare (1-33%):

  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)

  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)

• Occasionally (34%-66%):

  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)

  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools

  • Electrical Shock/Static

  • Explosives (pressurized gas)

  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.

About Us

At Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and the people we employ.

We call it TheMeaning of Care– a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge.

If you join our organization, you will have the opportunity to excel in your field, use the latest technologies, learn from the best and work as a team. You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference throughThe Meaning of Care.