Telemonitor Technician - PRN Nights
SSM Health · St. Charles, Maryland, US
It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St.
Job description
It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Worker Type: PRN Job Highlights: This is a PRN (as needed) position filling in for vacations, leave of absences, etc. There are no guaranteed hours or benefits. The shift is from 7pm-7am and will have a weekend and holiday rotation. Job Summary: Ensures continuous monitoring of cardiac rhythms by observing cardiac monitors; maintains all records and reports of rhythm strips in accordance with the established nursing standards and procedures. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES - Runs strip at time of admission, every 4 hours, and with any rhythm change. - Measures PR, QRS, and QT and interprets rhythm accurately when a strip is run. - Each strip is signed with first initial, full last name and position. - Tubes completed rhythm verification form to appropriate unit in a timely manner. Posts strips on telemetry log for all units. - Notifies appropriate unit and staff for any changes in baseline rhythm, including heart rate, or potentially lethal rhythms in adults or children according to protocol. - Ensures that alarms are on at all times and set at appropriate limits...