Monitor Technician

at  Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital is a fully integrated medical campus that includes diagnostic centers, outpatient surgery and a 24-hour emergency department located in the state-of-the-art hospital. Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital is part of the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit, multispecialty, academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.
When you join our team, you will be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare. Our team serves as a live control center, with caregivers monitoring patients 24/7 to enhance the care and safety of patients.
A caregiver in this position works Nights, from 7:00PM – 7:30AM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform ongoing surveillance of patients’ cardiac monitors, cardiac rhythm and vital signs.
• Notify nursing caregivers of changes in cardiac rhythm and/or hemodynamics that could impact the patient’s condition.
• Interpret patient’s cardiac rhythm and document in the patient’s electronic medical record.
• Answer the telephone and communicate clearly when receiving and delivering information.
• Orient and mentor new caregivers and serve as a training and troubleshooting resource for the CMU and nursing units.
• Provide reports for the oncoming shift.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Knowledge and understanding of basic patient care activities attained through successful completion of a formal training program in allied health or a healthcare field such as nursing, medical assisting, EMT or a similar field OR one year of patient care experience in a hospital, nursing home, or healthcare field.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, computer and typing skills.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Completion of EKG/Cardiac Monitoring course.
• Experience as a Monitor Technician.
• Demonstrated skill in recognizing abnormal cardiac rhythms.

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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment under moderate pressure, multi-task with accuracy to keep track of a large number of patients and requires long periods of sitting and watching a computer monitors.
• Visual acuity for observing cardiac monitor data.

• Perform ongoing surveillance of patients’ cardiac monitors, cardiac rhythm and vital signs.
• Notify nursing caregivers of changes in cardiac rhythm and/or hemodynamics that could impact the patient’s condition.
• Interpret patient’s cardiac rhythm and document in the patient’s electronic medical record.
• Answer the telephone and communicate clearly when receiving and delivering information.
• Orient and mentor new caregivers and serve as a training and troubleshooting resource for the CMU and nursing units.
• Provide reports for the oncoming shift