Telemetry Technician

McLaren Health Care; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a Telemetry Monitor Technician to assist healthcare providers by monitoring patients' EKG waveforms, interpreting results, and informing providers of potentially hazardous arrhythmias while maintaining monitoring equipment.

Responsibilities include monitoring cardiac rhythms, documenting rhythm strips, communicating telemetry status changes, handling telemetry equipment, and ensuring equipment reliability.

Qualifications

• Completion of course in arrhythmia detection OR 1 year of directly related experience.
• Preferred: three months of job-related experience.
• Completion of formal coursework in EKG.

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.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

EKG interpretation

Communication with staff

Education

Course in arrhythmia detection

Formal coursework in EKG

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.

Essential Functions 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 OR one (1) year of directly related experience

Preferred:

• Three months of job-related experience.

Completion of formal coursework in EKG.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 7:00pm-7:30am
• 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.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout 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 classificationprotected by law.