.Cardiac Monitor TechnicianApply to locations: Touro InfirmaryTime type: Part timePosted on: 13 Days AgoYour job is more than a job.Why a Great Place to Work:You're more than your job. Everyone is. And that's what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health, we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we've built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You'll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you'll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.GENERAL DUTIESPerforms cardiac monitoring by continuously observing the monitor screen for proper waveform on each telemetry patient, preventing the loss of signal and ensuring accurate capture of potential cardiac events.Assigns the telemetry transmitter to the patient, assists the staff in establishing/maintaining electrode placement using proper skin preparation and electrode placement.Selects the lead for monitoring and ensures an acceptable tracing for monitoring purposes. Ensures battery function/replaces batteries as necessary.Identifies and notifies the nursing staff of baseline cardiac rate and rhythm and documents with a rhythm strip. Investigates loss of signal or apparent lead disconnection with the nursing staff in a prompt manner.Provides continuous surveillance of the cardiac rhythm and in accordance with the algorithm established in the central monitoring policy. Notifies the staff nurse of a rhythm change, activates the rapid response or code blue team, as indicated.Maintains rhythm strips and monitoring logs in accordance with the central cardiac monitoring policy and as evidenced by random audits of the logbooks.Performs EKG interpretation by analyzing and recording atrial and ventricular rates and rhythms.Participates in unit initiatives and quality improvement as evidenced by attendance at staff meetings and verbalizing understanding of unit initiatives.Answers phones in a timely manner as evidenced by lack of staff, patient, and visitor complaints and direct observation
