Monitor Technician
at RWJBarnabas Health
New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 30 Oct, 2024 | Not Specified | 30 Jul, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
- American Heart Association CPR required
- Certification following satisfactory passing grade in the RWJUH Monitor Technician and EKG course
Preferred:
- Previous telemetry experience
Scheduling Requirements:
- Full Time Evening
Responsibilities:
- Admitting and Discharging patients
- Attends the central monitoring station on a constant basis.
- Attaches lead and activates telemetry transmitter, then enters patient’s information in the central monitoring station and activates alarms.
- Labels telemetry record form and records and stores a baseline rhythm strip.
- Saves a sample rhythm for each patient and prints the sample on the laser printer at beginning of each shift.
- Attaching and removing telemetry transmitter from patients
- Responsible for attaching and removing telemetry transmitter from patient i.e.. RN and PCT will assist when census is high
- Obtain patients name from secretary
- Always maintain patients confidentiality and privacy
- Introduces self to patient and family and wear appropriate RWJ ID.
- Always check with RN prior to removing transmitter
- Daily job responsibilities
- Interprets and initials each patients cardiac rhythm sample with PR, QRS, and QT intervals.
- Records interpretation on the telemetry record and files the sample behind the telemetry record in the binder.
- Reviews alarm histories three times per shift.
- Prints pertinent alarm samples and files in record.
- Deletes alarm histories after printing.
- On the night shift, retrieves samples acquired during the previous 24 hours for the patient’s chart under the “Cardiology” section.
- Retains the telemetry record in the binder for additional documentation.
- Prints all remaining samples when telemetry discontinued.
- Discharges patient from the central station.
- Communication
- Maintains communication with the RN of assigned unit and remote nursing units.
- Notes any changes in patient rhythms and reports them immediately to the primary nurse and records these changes for the nurse and physician to review.
- Telemetry transmitter maintenance
- Manages telemetry equipment and monitor supplies.
- Orders batteries, paper and electrodes as needed.
- Removes batteries from the transmitter, cleans the transmitter and lead sets with germicidal wipes and stores the transmitter and leads in appropriate storage drawer.
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Technician
Graduate
Proficient
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New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA