Monitor Technician - PRN - Nights

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Monitor Technician - PRN - Nights ( Job Number: 545572 ) Description: Kindred Hospital Chattanooga is a 49-bed long-term acute care hospital, offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care 7 days a week so you can start your journey to wellness anytime. Job Summary: - Monitors heart rhythm pattern of patients to detect abnormal pattern variances, using telemetry equipment - Review patient information to determine normal heart rhythm pattern, current pattern, and prior variances - Observes screen of cardiac monitor and listens for alarm to identify abnormal variation in heart rhythm Essential Functions: - Monitors telemetry of patients by observing telemetry monitors for changes in cardiac rhythms - Removes and cleans telemetry boxes when patient is discharged from telemetry - Maintains accurate records of telemetry patients - Immediately notifies RN or supervisor of rhythm changes - Assigns transmitters and wires and sets up the monitor system for all telemetry ordered patients - Troubleshoots transmitters and wires and sets up the monitor system for all...