Monitor Tech - 7P

Baptist Hospitals of Southeast TX; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Benefit Plan – Medical,,

Bonus Potential

Job summary

Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas is seeking a Monitor Technician to oversee cardiac monitors and notify Nursing Units of abnormal variations. You will verify patient nursing assignments at placement, interpret strips, and document findings on central forms as part of routine telemetry care.

Responsibilities include monitoring equipment, reporting outages, performing clerical tasks, and ensuring proper cleaning and storage of telemetry transmitters and leads according to hospital procedures.

Responsibilities

• Monitors cardiac monitors and notifies nursing units of abnormal variations.
• Posts strips on patient records and maintains waveform forms per guidelines.
• Prints out and interprets cardiac strips during admissions, shifts, and rhythm abnormalities.
• Cleans telemetry transmitter and leads after telemetry is discontinued and stores equipment properly.
• Helps monitor telemetry equipment, reports issues to the Director, and follows Emergency Operations procedures during outages.
• Performs clerical duties, prepares requisitions for supplies, and assists in keeping the department clean.

Job description

We are looking to add top talent to our Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas team.

Join us in performing Sacred Work!

Competitive benefits are offered including:

Matched Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Benefit Plan – Medical, Dental, Vision and Much More!

Bonus Potential

Summary/Objective

The Monitor Technician is responsible for the monitoring of cardiac monitors to notify Nursing Units of abnormal variations.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Confirms name of the nurse caring for the telemetry patient is confirmed upon initial placement and updated every shift directly on the Centralized Telemetry Monitoring Unit (CTMU) monitor. Clinical proficiency in performing non-wound-related hyperbaric therapy
• Observes cardiac monitors and listens for alarm to identify abnormal variation in heart rhythm and reports important changes to the nursing staff immediately. Posts strips on patient records according to established guidelines. Conducts training and records management on fire safety in accordance with industry standards for hyperbaric therapy
• Prints out and interprets cardiac strips on the following occasions: Patient admission, once a shift, and upon rhythm abnormalities. Places the strips on the Waveform/ECG Mounting Form and takes the forms to the respective units according to established guidelines.
• Once an order is received to discontinue telemetry and the nurse or UAP disconnects the telemetry transmitter from the patient. The monitor tech cleans the telemetry transmitter and cardiac leads with recommended bactericidal solution and stores in the unit’s telemetry transmitter cabinet
• Monitors telemetry equipment for optimum effectiveness with reporting of any problems with equipment to the Director. Once Telemetry outage is identified, activates the Service Disruption/ Emergency Operations Plan by dialing the hospital emergency number 5555 and reporting the outage location. The employee also calls and notifies the Nursing supervisor.
• Performs clerical duties for the department, prepares requisitions for supplies and secures authorizing signature from the Director as required; as well as, Assists in keeping station and department clean and neat following cleaning schedule.