Telemetry Monitor Technician - Cardiac Rhythm Watcher

Trinity Health MI; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 24,796 - 41,328; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

PTO

Life Insurance

Short‑ and Long‑term Disability

Retirement plan with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Free parking near the workplace

Job summary

Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital in Michigan is seeking a Telemetry Monitor Technician to support patient safety by monitoring cardiac rhythms and reporting arrhythmias to the RN. The TMT will also observe a group of patients remotely using continuous tele‑visual monitoring to assure patient safety, and perform related monitoring duties and equipment maintenance.

The Telemetry Monitor Technician will observe a group of patients remotely via continuous tele‑visual monitoring in the central

Qualifications

• Must read and write English at a high school level.
• Must perform arithmetic calculations to determine cardiac intervals.
• Must have experience reading monitors or EKGs.
• Must complete a basic arrhythmia class within the first 30 days of employment.
• Must successfully complete an arrhythmia competency test during the annual CMT Blitz education.
• Must communicate clearly and concisely with health‑care team members.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and interprets cardiac rhythms for a group of patients assigned to the Central Monitoring Area.
• Monitors patients using continuous tele‑visual monitoring to assure safety, including those at risk for falls, elopement, or other safety issues as identified by the nurse.
• Documents cardiac rhythms on the Cardiac Monitor Flow Sheet and patient behaviors/interventions on the Patient Monitoring Log.
• Delivers rhythm strips and other documentation to patient care units as needed.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership to prioritize and allocate monitoring resources such as telemetry and continuous visual monitoring cameras.
• Delivers telemetry and/or other monitoring equipment to the floor; nursing staff then performs monitor hook‑up, patient preparation, and teaching related to the cardiac monitor.
• Disconnects, cleans, and returns monitors and video cameras to the Central Monitoring Area upon completion of use.
• Helps identify problems, offers solutions, and participates in their resolution.
• Maintains confidentiality of information related to patients, physicians, employees, and visitors.
• Assumes responsibility for performance of duties in the safest possible manner, reporting all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.
• Provides quality patient care considering age‑specific, developmental, and cultural needs.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the hiring manager/supervisor.

Skills

Reading monitors/EKGs

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital in Michigan is seeking a Telemetry Monitor Technician to support patient safety by monitoring cardiac rhythms and reporting arrhythmias to the RN. The TMT will also observe a group of patients remotely using continuous tele‑visual monitoring to assure patient safety, and perform related monitoring duties and equipment maintenance.

The Telemetry Monitor Technician will observe a group of patients remotely via continuous tele‑visual monitoring in the central