Monitor Technician - PRN

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We have an immediate opportunity for Monitor Technicians

General Summary:

The Monitor Technician assists the Nursing Department in the care of patients by monitoring cardiac rhythms. The Monitor Technician ensures that LifeCare Hospital’s philosophy, standards, policies and procedures are met and maintained in a professional manner. The Monitor Technician is active in department activities, transdisciplinary team activities, and LifeCare activities to ensure individualized, patient-centered health care for all patient populations admitted to LifeCare Hospital.

Patient Population:

Delivers direct patient care appropriate to the patients served. The ages of the patients served are adult (18-65 years of age) and geriatric (65 and older).

Essential Functions:

Demonstrates proper performance of skills reflected and validated by the Monitor Technician competency checklist.

Identifies patient arrhythmias/abnormalities or significant changes from baseline and reports changes immediately to the assigned nurse.

Documents and interprets patient’s heart rhythm and rate by utilizing telemetry recordings.

Properly plans/organizes work for assigned shift to properly utilize time, resources, manpower, supplies to ensure patient receives appropriate quality care.

Obtains six second strip as indicated by patient condition and gives current strips to charge nurse for further evaluation.

Ensures patient safety at all times by notifying the charge nurse of any risk factors seen; initiating and maintaining appropriate safety measures as outlined in LifeCare’s policies and procedures.

Exchanges routine information in an appropriate manner requiring good oral and written communication skills.

Adheres to LifeCare policies, procedures, all safety plans, and all standards imposed by regulatory organizations.

Requirements

Experience:

Six to twelve months of experience in telemetry or ICU setting desired

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent

Completion of Basic EKG Interpretation Course

Completion of Intermediate EKG Interpretation Course desired

Licensure/Certification:

EKG certification/registration as required by individual states

Company info

LifeCare Hospitals
Website : http://www.lifecare-hospitals.com/