Monitor Technician II

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc.; Tallahassee (FL); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc. is seeking a Telemetry Monitor to provide continuous surveillance of EKG activity across central station monitors and to monitor patient rhythms in special care units using telemetry equipment.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or equivalent with arrhythmia interpretation training; preferred two years of related experience and solid computer skills to support reporting and documentation within the unit.:

Qualifications

• Required education: High school diploma or equivalent and successful completion of cardiac arrhythmia interpretation program and passing an in-depth arrhythmia-specific test.
• Preferred experience: 1–2 years of job-related experience; must be able to recognize, evaluate, and interpret heart rhythm changes and perform the duties of a unit secretary.

Responsibilities

• Continuous surveillance of EKG on multiple central station monitors.
• Monitors heart rhythms of patients in special care units using telemetry equipment.
• Reports any changes in EKG rate or rhythm monitoring to clinical nurse.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

Arrhythmia interpretation

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Arrhythmia interpretation program

Tools

Telemetry equipment

Job description

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.

TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

Qualifications

Required Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent and successful completion of cardiac arrhythmia interpretation program and passing an in-depth arrhythmia-specific test using caliper measurements and evaluation of rhythm changes over time using full disclosure.

Required Experience:

• No previous experience is necessary.

Preferred Experience:

• One (1) to two (2) years of job-related experience; must be able to recognize, evaluate, and interpret heart rhythm changes and perform the duties of a unit secretary.
• Computer skills/training required.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• None

Responsibilities

Job Summary:

• Continuous surveillance of EKG on multiple central station monitors.
• Monitors heart rhythms of patients in special care units using telemetry equipment.
• Reports any changes in EKG rate or rhythm monitoring to clinical nurse.

Reports:

• RN / Nurse Manager

Supervises:

• None