Telemetry Monitor Technician

Alameda Health System; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Alameda Health System in Oakland, CA, seeks a Telemetry Technician to monitor heart rhythm patterns, record ECG intervals, and report abnormal findings using telemetry equipment. The role includes determining when rhythms are normal or life-threatening and communicating with nursing and medical staff.

Responsibilities cover assembling telemetry charts, lead placement, documenting test times, and ensuring accurate data for patient care.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum Experience: Three months of Telemetry experience.
• EKG/ECG Certification required or to obtain certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider card required or to obtain within one month of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assembles and maintains patient telemetry charts from admission through discharge.
• Demonstrates correct placement of telemetry leads on patients for accurate rhythm analysis.
• Documents monitor times for tests and procedures and obtains physician orders for telemetry.
• Measures and interprets patient heart rhythm and records findings.
• Monitors heart rhythm in SDU to detect abnormal variances using the Draeger system.
• Observes cardiac monitors and alarms to identify abnormal heart rhythm variations.
• Notifies staff of abnormal variances indicating ischemia or myocardial infarction.
• Reviews patient information to determine normal rhythm and prior variances.
• Reviews medication profiles and notifies staff of adverse rhythm or ECG variance.
• Reviews rhythm patterns and analyzes pacemaker/ICD function; notifies if improper.
• Uses calipers to measure rate and ECG intervals and records data on telemetry charts.
• Verifies physician telemetry orders and responds to patient calls; notifies staff when leads off.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Summary

Job Summary: Monitors heart rhythm patterns of patients to detect, record and report normal and abnormal heart rhythm patterns, normal and abnormal ECG interval measurements and proper and improper pacemaker or implantable defibrillator function utilizing telemetry equipment. This position has the authority to determine when heart rhythm patterns are normal, abnormal and/or life threatening and notifies nursing and medical staff appropriately. Performs related duties as required.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification, however, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.

• Assembles and maintains patient telemetry charts from admission through discharge.
• Demonstrates correct placement of telemetry leads on patients to ensure accurate heart rhythm analysis; follow the Monitoring guideline.
• Documents time of monitors for tests, procedures and showers; facilitates the process of obtaining physicians orders for telemetry.
• Measures and interprets patient’s heart rhythm pattern and post information on the record book.
• Monitors heart rhythm pattern of patients in SDU to detect abnormal pattern variances, using the Draeger system.
• Observes screen of cardiac monitors and listens for alarm to identify abnormal variation in heart rhythm.
• Observes the cardiac monitor and notifies the nursing and medical staff of any abnormal heart rhythm variances which indicate heart ischemia or an acute myocardial infarction.
• Reviews patient information to determine normal heart rhythm, current pattern, and prior variances.
• Reviews patients’ cardiac medication profiles. Notifies the nursing and medical staff of heart rhythm pattern variances or ECG interval variances that represent adverse reactions or toxic effects of medications.
• Reviews the heart rhythm patterns and analyzes the function of pacemakers or implantable cardiac defibrillator. Notifies nursing of improper function.
• Uses calipers to measure rate and ECG intervals of patients’ heart rhythm patterns on graphic tape readout, analyzes the heart rhythm and records the information on patients’ telemetry charts.
• Verifies official physician telemetry order for each patient; responds to patient call lights and notifies nursing and/or medical staff; notifies nursing staff when leads are off.

Qualifications

Education: High School diploma or equivalent.

Minimum Experience: Three months of previous recent Telemetry experience.

Required Licenses/Certifications: EKG/ECG Certification: to obtain certification requires completion of a

program in anatomy and physiology of heart, heart rhythm pattern identification, measuring ECG intervals and arrhythmia analysis. Recertification in arrhythmia is an annual requirement.

Required Licenses/Certifications: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider card or obtain one within one

month of hire.