Facility: Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center

Job Summary:

The Monitor Technician functions under the direction of the Nurse Manager to facilitate safe, age appropriate and culturally aware patient care by observing cardiac monitors to ensure recognition of arrhythmias. Cardiac monitor technicians are responsible for watching patients' heart rates and /or pulse oximetry and reporting important changes to the nursing staff; they often use equipment that tracks several patients simultaneously. They clean and maintain equipment and ensure batteries are charged and installed properly. Additional duties may include clerical and receptionist functions, retrieval of data, preparing and maintaining patient charts, verifying current telemetry orders in an accurate and timely manner, and serving as the pivotal communication source to the clinical staff.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Observes Telemetry Monitors
* Recognizes cardiac arrhythmias and reports promptly
* Records telemetry strips each shift and as changes or events are noted. Ensures 12-hour strips are printed and distributed to the units per policy
* Accurately interprets rhythms and measures intervals, able to identify age-appropriate differences
Excellence in Customer Service by partnering with health care team, patient and family
* Protects rights and dignity of patient at all times
* Maintains confidentiality
* Answers telephone and call lights promptly and notifies appropriate individual of need for follow-up
* Resolves unit monitoring concerns
* Present self in positive and professional manner and show sensitivity to concerns and needs of others
Performs telemetry functions
* Accurately maintains required units dispensation records and monitor logs
* Ensures appropriate assignment of patient to telemetry unit and documentation of all equipment
* Prepares each telemetry unit for patient use; cleans each unit upon return
* Keeps necessary telemetry supplies available and organized
* Reports broken or defective equipment immediately to the Manager and Biomed

Team Work & Communication
* Supports initiatives of the healthcare team
* Participates in unit performance improvement initiatives
* Supports professional nursing practice through evidenced-based practice and ethical accountability
* Provides unit supplies, patient care supplies, and equipment as assigned
* Uses effective written and oral communication skills with physicians and the healthcare team
* Uses safety communication techniques
* Communicates completion of assignments/duties
* Gives concise report of all patients monitored and status of equipment to oncoming shift
* Communicates patient safety concerns/problems/ emergencies to the RN
* Notifies the appropriate nursing unit promptly of rhythm changes. Communicates the need for immediate response, if indicated
* Uses positive and respectful communication with all members of the healthcare team, patients, and families.

Safety and Infection Control
* Provides safe patient monitoring
* Follows all policies and procedures with regard to safety and emergency preparedness
* Cleans all equipment properly utilizing the appropriate cleaning process per isolation guidelines
* Practice accountability
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma General or GED General

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) with the American Heart Association

Required Minimum Experience:

• Previous experience as a monitor technician in an acute care setting Preferred or

• Staff members with monitor tech experience are required to provide proof of participation in an EKG monitoring course such as Learn Rhythm of a comparable course. Preferred or

• EMT, Paramedic, CNA, or Monitor tech certification Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:

• Ability to read, write and speak the English language

• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills

• Ability to collaborate with health care providers to facilitate the provision of patient care

• Ability to multi-task essential

• The ability to function in stressful and emergency situations essential

• Strong detail orientation

• Computer skills

• Knowledge of medical terminology

• Personal time management skills