- 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
- 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
- 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 to immediately to Manager and Biomed
- Supports initiatives of the health care 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 healthcare team
- Uses safety communication techniques
- Communicates completion of assignment/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 need for immediate response, if indicated
- Uses positive and respectful communication with all members of healthcare team, patients and families.
- Provides safe patient monitoring
- Follows all policies and procedures with regard to safety and emergency preparedness
- Cleans all equipment properly utilizing appropriate cleaning process per isolation guidelines
- Practice 200% accountability
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
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Monitor Tech - Atlanta - Wellstar Health System
Description
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.
We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work ShiftNight (United States of America)
Overview
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.
ResponsibilitiesCore Responsibilites and Essential Functions
Excellence in Customer Service by partnering with health care team, patient and family
Required Minimum Education
High School graduate or equivalent Required
Required Minimum Experience
Previous experience as monitor technician in an acute care setting Preferred
Staff members with monitor tech experience are required to provide proof of participation in a EKG monitoring course such as Learn Rhythm of a comparable course 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 provision of patient care;
Ability to multi-task essential; Ability to function in stressful and emergency situations essential;
Strong detail orientation required; Computer skills required; Knowledge of medical terminology preferred; Personal time management skills are required.
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
Basic Life Support (BLS) with the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required
Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work-and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
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