Cardiac Arrhythmia Technician (Part-Time Day), Toms River, NJ

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Toms River, NJ 08755, USA -

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Immediate24 Dec, 2024Not Specified25 Sep, 2024N/ATelemetry,Orientation ProgramsNoNo
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Description:

Req #: 0000168633
Category: EKG/EEG Technician
Status: Part-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Community Medical Center
Department: Telemetry Services

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

  • High school graduate or equivalent.
  • BLS through American Heart Association
  • Successful completion of all Orientation Programs

Preferred:

  • Telemetry and/or successful completion of a cardiac dysrhythmia course

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

  • 24 hours per week
  • Part-Time
  • Day Shift
  • Every other weekend required

Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrates compliance when placing patient alarms in suspend and resuming alarms upon patient s return to the unit
  • Performs transmitter to channel number checks daily
  • Notifies RN of episodes of class II arrhythmias and documents appropriately
  • Sets high and low cardiac alarm limits and documents settings on all strips
  • Performs the essential functions of a telemetry runner
  • Recognizes class I and class II arrhythmias and notifies RN through urgent broadcast/urgent call and documents appropriately
  • Recognizes significance of a prolonged PR interval, widened QRS complex and prolonged QT interval
  • Recognizes the significance of changes in the ST/T segment: ST/T elevations and ST/T depressions
  • Make follow-up phone calls to all breastfeeding mothers after discharge and respond to all calls received on warm-line in a timely manner
  • Documents all elements required for cardiac rhythm strip interpretation
  • Demonstrates competency in arrhythmia interpretation
  • Demonstrates competency in proper application of telemetry transmitter using five lead system


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Hospital/Health Care

Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D

Health Care

Diploma

Proficient

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Toms River, NJ 08755, USA