Telemetry Technician

McLaren Health Care; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Telemetry Technician to monitor patients' EKG waveforms and interpret results. The role includes maintaining monitoring equipment, notifying providers of hazardous arrhythmias, and ensuring accurate documentation of rhythm strips according to hospital guidelines.

Preferred candidates have at least three months of related experience and completed coursework in EKG and arrhythmia detection. Schedule is full-time with evening shifts in a hospital telemetry setting.

Qualifications

• Completion of arrhythmia detection course is required.
• Three months of job-related experience is preferred.
• Formal coursework in EKG is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors cardiac rhythms and tests memory alarms; sets alarm parameters; performs arrhythmia analysis.
• Monitors and documents cardiac rhythm strips per hospital guidelines.
• Communicates changes in telemetry status according to policy.
• Applies and removes telemetry equipment with proper technique and precautions.
• Troubleshoots monitoring equipment and paging system as necessary.
• Performs routine equipment maintenance and reports malfunctions.
• Communicates with nursing and medical staff.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending workshops and reading publications.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Education

Three months of job-related experience

Formal coursework in EKG

Arrhythmia detection course

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Position Summary: Assists healthcare service providers by monitoring patients' EKG waveforms. Interprets results, recognizes irregular heart functions, such as an arrhythmia and informs provider of potentially hazardous arrhythmias.Maintains monitoring equipment.

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors cardiac rhythms, reviews and tests memory alarms, set alarm parameters, and performs arrhythmia analysis.
• Monitors and documents cardiac rhythm strips per hospital guidelines.
• Communicates changes in patient telemetry status according to policy.
• Applies and removes telemetry equipment from patients using proper technique and universal precautions.
• Troubleshoots monitoring equipment and paging system as necessary.
• Performs activities related to equipment maintenance including routine battery changes, equipment checks, and reports malfunctioning equipment to appropriate personnel.
• Communicates effectively with nursing and medical staff.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications.
• Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Completion of course in arrhythmia detection.

Preferred

• Three months of job-related experience.
• Completion of formal coursework in EKG.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities.

2. Current knowledge of treatment theories, practices and techniques per discipline.

3. Knowledge and skill with common office software applications.

4. Compliance with the Code of Ethics and Guide for Professional Conduct.

Position/Subsidiary Specific

Must satisfactorily complete first available “Cardiac Dysrhythmia Course for Telemetry Technicians”, or provide documentation of previous experience and/or training in an approved program

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011183
• Daily Work Times: 6:30pm-6:30am
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.