Monitor Technician

BronxCare Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

BronxCare Health System is seeking a telemetry monitoring technician to monitor EKG patterns of assigned patients closely. The role involves maintaining positive relationships with patients and staff, documenting cardiac activity, and ensuring the proper functioning of telemetry equipment.

Ideal candidates will have experience in a hospital setting, along with necessary certifications and a background in EKG monitoring. The position provides an integral role in patient care and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• One year experience in hospital setting and patient care capacity.
• Attendance in a Telemetry course preferred.
• Prior telemetry experience or EKG experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor changes in EKG patterns of patients on telemetry monitoring.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with patients and staff.
• Document patient's rhythm and report changes in cardiac activity.
• Notify appropriate staff of any changes in EKG pattern.

Skills

Patient care

EKG monitoring

Data collection and analysis

Effective communication

Education

High School or GED

BCLS Certification

Telemetry course attendance

EKG Technician Training

Job description

Overview

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager closely monitors changes in EKG patterns of the designated patients placed on telemetry monitoring. This is a technical position with no supervisory responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, visitors, and other employees. Interacts professionally, courteously, and appropriately with patients, visitors and other employees. Behaves in a manner consistent with maintaining and furthering a positive public perception of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and its employee.

Contributes to and participates in the Performance/Quality Improvement activities of the assigned department. Contribution and participation includes data collection, analysis, implementation of and compliance with risk management and claims activities, support of and participation in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams, consistent adherence to the specific rules and regulations of the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (a) Safety and Security Policies, (b) Risk Management: Incident and Occurrence Reporting, (c) Infection Control Policies and Procedures and (d) Patient and Customer Service.

Monitors/visualizes patient’s EKG rhythm relative to predetermined parameters using the telemetry monitoring equipment.

Documents patient’s rhythm, reports on patient’s cardiac activity, and furnishes recording of changes as requested.

Notifies appropriate professional staff, RN, attending, house staff physician, of any changes in EKG pattern of a patient(s).

Input, update, and retrieve information to/from the telemetry monitoring equipment.

Observe screen of cardiac monitor and listens for alarm to identify abnormal variation in heart rhythm.

Notifies appropriate nursing and Biomedical Engineering personnel of any telemetry equipment malfunction.

Maintain inventory of supplies for telemetry equipment.

Carries out activities to ensure the appropriate, accurate and safe functioning of equipment.

Qualifications

• One (1) year experience in hospital setting and patient care capacity
• Attendance in a Telemetry course preferred
• EKG Technician Training or equivalent
• Prior telemetry experience or EKG experience
• BCLS Certification
• High School or GED