Telemetry Monitor Tech: Critical Patient Monitoring

Tenet Healthcare Corporation; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with match

Paid Time Off

Career development

Health Savings Account

Employee Assistance Program

Employee discounts

Pet Insurance

Legal Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Job summary

The Hospitals of Providence - East Campus is seeking a Monitor Tech to support telemetry monitoring and patient care on the Day shift. You will place electrodes, set up telemetry, run strips, and collaborate with RNs to ensure accurate rhythm interpretation.

Education required: High school diploma; Certification: AHA BLS. Preferred: 6 months related experience. Tenet Healthcare offers comprehensive benefits and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Preferred: 6 months related experience.
• Certification: AHA BLS is required.

Responsibilities

• Selects, sets-up, calibrates and adjusts monitoring equipment in accordance with physician orders.
• Ensures continued proper functioning of equipment; troubleshoots equipment problems as identified.
• Collects, transmits, and documents pertinent patient data to the Registered Nurse (RN) with correct interpretations and interval measurements on each patient at required intervals every shift and with any significant rhythm change.
• Maintains current monitored patients in the system; confers with nursing staff to determine correct validation counts and alarm parameters for patients.
• Reports alarms and changes of rhythm to RN staff.
• Greets, screens and processes incoming unit/dept calls, patients, visitors, and messages.
• Transcribes physician orders, enters tests, and treatment requests into system.
• Assembles and maintains patient medical records including posting of results.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

Equipment troubleshooting

RN communication

Documentation of data

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Hospitals of Providence - East Campus is seeking a Monitor Tech to support telemetry monitoring and patient care on the Day shift. You will place electrodes, set up telemetry, run strips, and collaborate with RNs to ensure accurate rhythm interpretation.

Education required: High school diploma; Certification: AHA BLS. Preferred: 6 months related experience. Tenet Healthcare offers comprehensive benefits and development opportunities.