Monitor Tech

MedStar Health; Rosedale (MD); On-site; USD 52,724,000 - 85,217,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health is seeking a Monitor Technician to observe patients on telemetry, document ECG rhythms, and communicate changes to nursing staff. The role requires completing the Monitor Technician Program and a High School Diploma or GED, with less than one year of relevant emergency experience.

Strong communication and basic computer skills are essential. The position involves monitoring consoles, adjusting alarms, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support patient safety and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Monitor Technician Program completion is required.
• Less than 1 year of experience in emergencies and maintaining continuous cardiac rhythm strips is required.

Responsibilities

• Documents rhythm every two hours on the EKG flow sheet and reports changes to the nurse.
• Maintains and coordinates monitor strips at shift start and places dated strips on the flow sheet.
• Maintains Monitor Console operation and ensures paper loaders are full.
• Verifies and adjusts alarm limits for each patient and ensures alarms stay on.
• Provides verbal reports to relief staff and patient reports to oncoming technicians.
• Participates in quality and service improvement teams with the department.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Basic computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

General Summary of Position

Monitors patients on the telemetry consoles.

About The Job

General Summary of Position

Monitors patients on the telemetry consoles.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Documents rhythm every two hours on EKG flow sheet. Immediately reports any change in cardiac rhythm to the nurse. Obtains strips of irregularities.
• Maintains charge requisitions on monitored patients. Makes nursing personnel aware of need for replacement of patient electrodes and/or newly monitored patients to be connected.
• Maintains safe and effective operation of the Monitoring Console at all times. Ensures that paper loaders are full.
• Monitors assigned telemetry console. Obtains monitor strips at the start of each shift interprets strip puts date and time on each strip and places it on flow sheet.
• Provides a verbal report to relief persons and gives a patient report to oncoming technicians.
• Verifies and adjusts alarm limits as established for the levels appropriate to the individual patient. Verifies alarms are on at all times.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required or
• equivalent. required

Experience

• Less than 1 year 6 months experience with emergency situations and maintaining continuous strips of cardiac rhythms required

Licenses and Certifications

• Completion of the Monitor Technician Program. required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computer skills preferred.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $18.40 - USD $29.74 /Hr.