Monitor Tech

Monitor Tech 

POSITION SUMMARY

• The Monitor Tech is responsible for monitoring the telemetry system.
• Assists with desk duties including transcribing orders and answering telephones.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
   • Excellent customer service skills.
   • Reads and understands the English language.
   • Ability to think critically and analytically with little or no supervision
   • Ability to work effectively in situations of high stress and conflict and communicate goals and outcomes.
   • Ability to process information and prioritize
   • Possesses exceptional verbal and written communication skills
   • Possesses independent work habits, is self-reliant and self-directed
   • Ability to learn, adapt, and change as required by the job functions
   • Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality of material and information accessed and reviewed
   • Basic computer literacy
   • Ability to move freely, reach, bend, and complete light lifting
   • Ability to use good body mechanics while performing daily job functions and ability to follow specific OSHA guidelines
   • Ability to maintain attendance to meet standard job practices

1. Education
   • High School Diploma, EMS background, nursing school in progress
   • Certified Nurse Assistant or Medical Assistant
2. Licensure
   • Training/equivalent experience as a secretary, CNA or Medical Assistant preferred.
   • BLS within 1 yr of employment and annually required.
   • ACLS encouraged, monitor interpretation class/test annually.
3. Experience
   • 1 - 2 years experience preferred.
4. Interpersonal skills

1. Essential technical/motor skills
2. Essential physical requirements
   • Sedentary: Exert up to 10 lb. of force occasionally and/or a minute amount frequently - >75%

1. Essential mental requirements

1. Essential sensory requirements
2. Other
   • Ability to communicate effectively and document information accurately
   • Ability to deal efficiently and effectively with a wide variety of individuals
   • Knowledge of basic medical terminology preferred
   • Basic computer knowledge is preferred
   • Ability to move or lift patients and equipment
   • Ability to successfully read cardiac monitor strips

1. Equipment used

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

1. Exposure to hazards (body fluid exposure level)
   • Level III

1. Age of Patient Populations Served
   • Neonates 1 - 30 days
   • Infants 30 days - 1 year
   • Children 1 - 12 years
   • Adolescents 13 - 18 years
   • Adults 19 - 70 years
   • Geriatrics - 70+ years
     • makes new team members feel welcome and follows the chain-of-command. Meets the Time and Attendance requirement.
     • Excels – Always demonstrates appreciation to fellow employees through actions and words, offers help without being asked by anticipating co-worker's needs and goes above to make new team members feel welcome. Has an excellent Time and Attendance record.

JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Below are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the position’s purpose and objectives. These are critical or fundamental to the performance of the position. They are the major functions for which the person in the position is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the position, along with the corresponding performance standards.
• Observes and reports patient's status  changes in cardiac rhythm.
• Responds to telemetry alarms consistently, calls other units as needed.
• Does not leave monitoring station unattended.
• Is able to recognize lethal rhythms .
• Is able to pass rhythm strip test every two years.
• Updates patient information in telemetry log. Prints strips per policy and informs units.
• Monitors telemetry patients for appropriate orders and assures that expired telemetry's are returned or re ordered.
• Assists with patients only if someone can cover station.
• May feed, Transfers, moves and repositions patients.
• Transports patients.
• Makes occupied/unoccupied beds, only if station is covered.