Monitor Technician/EMU | UF Health North | Full-time | Days

UF Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health North in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a Monitor/EMU Tech to continuously monitor EKG rhythms and telemetry for assigned patients. You will promptly notify the RN of rhythm changes and help produce rhythm strips for documentation.

Responsibilities include maintaining EMU equipment, inventory, and observing seizure activity, while ensuring equipment is functional and properly stocked. GED or HS diploma required; completion of an EKG/Dysrhythmia course within 90 days of hire is expected.

Qualifications

• GED or high school diploma required.
• Must complete an EKG/Dysrhythmia course within 90 days of hire.
• Less than one year of related experience required.
• Healthcare monitor tech experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor cardiac telemetry and EKG rhythms for assigned patients.
• Recognize and identify cardiac dysrhythmias and other significant rhythm changes.
• Immediately notify the RN of pertinent changes in a patient’s heart rate or cardiac rhythm.
• Produce and maintain accurate telemetry rhythm strips for patient documentation.
• Inventory, troubleshoot, and maintain telemetry monitoring equipment, including the central monitor bank and bedside units.
• Continuously observe patients undergoing EMU testing for seizure activity.
• Recognize and differentiate various seizure activities and document findings.
• Notify the RN of observed seizure activity or other significant events.
• Ensure EMU monitoring equipment is maintained, functional, and stocked within patient rooms.
• Maintain accurate documentation to support continuous patient monitoring.

Skills

Basic medical terminology

Standard precautions

Ethical and legal responsibilities

Read EKG arrhythmias

Seizure monitoring for EMU

Education

GED or High School Diploma

Job description

Overview

Location: UF Health North

15255 Max Leggett Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32218

Schedule: Varies | 7:00am - 7:00pm (36hrs. per week)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Join UF Health and be part of a team committed to exceptional patient care, innovation, and community impact. We are currently seeking a passionate individual who is eager to make a difference in a dynamic healthcare environment.

The Monitor/EMU Tech continuously monitors EKG rhythms. The monitor tech is responsible for recognizing dysrhythmias. The monitor tech is to immediately notify the nurse of pertinent changes in the patient's heart rate and rhythm. The monitor tech is responsible for producing rhythm strips for telemetry patients. The monitor tech inventories and maintains equipment for both the main monitor bank and individual patient units. The monitor tech continuously observes all patients on EMU therapy, recognizes different types of seizure activity, and documents it accordingly. The monitor tech notifies the RN of any seizure activity and maintains EMU equipment in EMU room.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor cardiac telemetry and EKG rhythms for assigned patients.
• Recognize and identifies cardiac dysrhythmias and other significant rhythm changes.
• Immediately notifies the registered nurse (RN) of pertinent changes in a patient's heart rate or cardiac rhythm.
• Produce and maintain accurate telemetry rhythm strips for patient documentation.
• Inventory, troubleshoot, and maintain telemetry monitoring equipment, including the central monitor bank and bedside patient units.
• Continuously observe patients undergoing Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) testing for seizure activity.
• Recognize and differentiates various types of seizure activity and documents findings accurately.
• Promptly notifies the RN of observed seizure activity or other significant patient events.
• Ensures EMU monitoring equipment is maintained, functional, and properly stocked within patient rooms.
• Supports continuous patient monitoring by maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring monitoring systems operate effectively.

Qualifications

Education

Required: GED or High School Diploma

Preferred: PCA, Medic Corpsman, or a nursing student having completed the first clinical rotation successfully

Licensure/Certifications/Training

Required: Must successfully complete an EKG/Dysrhythmia course within 90 days of hire and within 6 months of hire, must attend unit-based courses relative to specialized area.

Experience

Required: Less than one year of related experience

Preferred: One year or more working in a healthcare environment as a monitor technician

Necessary Skills

• Basic medical terminology
• Knowledge of standard precautions, recognizing obvious job related emergencies
• An awareness of ethical and legal responsibilities as they relate to the job
• Ability to read EKG arrhythmias
• Demonstrates the essential knowledge necessary to effectively monitor patients for seizure activity connected to an Epilepsy Monitor (EMU)