Monitor Technician

Bronxcare; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center is seeking a Telemetry Technician under the Nurse Manager to monitor EKG patterns for telemetry patients. This is a technical, non-supervisory role focused on patient safety and accurate rhythm interpretation.

Responsibilities include maintaining patient relationships, documenting rhythms, notifying staff of changes, and ensuring telemetry equipment functions reliably. A year of hospital patient care experience and a Telemetry course are preferred.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in a hospital setting providing patient care.
• Attendance in a Telemetry course preferred.
• EKG Technician Training or equivalent.
• Prior telemetry experience or EKG experience.
• BCLS Certification.
• High School or GED.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and visualize patient EKG rhythm on telemetry equipment.
• Document rhythm changes and report to nursing staff.
• Notify appropriate professionals of significant telemetry changes.
• Input, update, and retrieve data to/from telemetry devices.
• Maintain inventory and ensure safe functioning of telemetry equipment.
• Support Quality Improvement and risk management activities.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

EKG interpretation

Patient care

Education

High School or GED

EKG Technician Training or equivalent

BCLS Certification

Attendance in a Telemetry course preferred

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