Telemetry Technician

Job description

Min USD $17.60/Hr. Max: USD $28.15/Hr. Overview: Serves to promote constant surveillance of cardiac monitoring and to report all arrhythmias immediately so that life-threatening situations can be prevented or treated. Maintains all telemetry monitoring functions, including calculations of basic information on telemetry strips. Education: Licensure/Certification/Registry: Experience: - High school graduate or equivalent. - Certification in cardiac technology by the American Cardiology Association preferred. - Successful completion of basic EKG-training during the first two weeks of orientation. - One-to-two years experience in medical field preferred. Responsibilities: - Maintains behavior consistent with philosophy of Memorial Medical Center. - Knows hospital policies and job responsibilities. - Knows line of communication and authority. - Continually observes cardiac monitors, leaving the area only when relieved by qualified, trained personnel. - Analyze and document the patient’s heart rhythm every 8 hours for onsite patients and every 12 hours for offsite patients. The analysis will include: documentation of rate, rhythm and ectopy. - Recognition of any changes in rate, rhythm o...