Monitor Technician

• Continuously observe, evaluate, and recall cardiac rhythms of telemetry patients
• Ensure proper function of monitoring equipment and maintain adequate supplies
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and measure EKG intervals
• Recognize dysrhythmias and changes in EKG complexes promptly
• Monitor Q waves, ST segments, and QT intervals
• Respond to monitoring outcomes and investigate interruptions in heart-rhythm reception
• Accurately document EKG rhythm strips and rhythm changes
• Provide concise end-of-shift and EKG rhythm reports to RNs
• Report rhythm changes and equipment failures to the appropriate nurse or team
• Use monitoring-system functions and enter monitoring changes in the computer
• Troubleshoot monitoring equipment and seek assistance from peers, the Unit Leader, or Biomedical Engineering
• Control, track, and restock monitoring equipment and supplies
• Act as a unit receptionist and greet visitors, physicians, patients, and staff
• Answer telephone calls professionally and channel incoming and outgoing information
• Adapt to changing environments, including Code Blue, UAT, and staffing needs
• Support patient, environmental, and personal safety measures
• Maintain clear hallways and doorways and use protective equipment appropriately
• Follow hand hygiene and body-mechanics practices
• Respond to alarms and call lights
• Promote patient and staff safety through appropriate use of lift equipment

Monitor Technician interpreting telemetry rhythms for Carle Health hospital patients

Monitor Technician – Critical Care Unit 7N

Monitor Technician interpreting telemetry rhythms and reporting changes for Carle Health hospital patients.
Supporting nursing care, equipment maintenance, reception, and patient-safety activities in Pekin's critical care unit.

• Review patient information to determine normal heart rhythm patterns, current patterns, and prior variances
• Observe cardiac monitor screens and listen for alarms to identify abnormal heart rhythm variations
• Urgently inform the patient's RN of rhythm pattern variances
• Provide shift reports to patient-care staff as requested
• Complete required documentation according to standards
• Measure the length and height of heart rhythm patterns on graphic tape readouts and post information in patient records
• Triage the ongoing appropriateness of telemetry services with the supervisor
• Process orders accurately and promptly
• Answer telephone calls and call lights, provide information, and relay messages to patients and staff

Unit Clerk Monitor Technician monitoring cardiac rhythms for Mercyhealth’s integrated health system

Unit Clerk Monitor Technician, CNA – Telemetry Surveillance

Unit Clerk Monitor Technician monitoring cardiac rhythms for Mercyhealth, an integrated health system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Documenting variances, communicating with RNs, and processing telemetry orders.

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Monitor Technician – Critical Care Unit 7N

Unit Clerk Monitor Technician, CNA – Telemetry Surveillance