Cardiac Monitor Technician TEMPORARY
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Job Location:
Norwalk, CA - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 17 - 31
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
Summary:
The Cardiac Monitor Technician is responsible for continuously monitoring cardiac rhythms of patients identifying and reporting arrhythmias and supporting clinical staff in maintaining patient safety and care. This role ensures timely recognition and communication of changes in cardiac rhythm to the healthcare team.
Responsibilities:
1. Monitor Cardiac Rhythms: Continuously observes and analyzes cardiac rhythms on telemetry monitors for assigned patients. Identifies and records patients rhythm every 8 hours.
2. Identify Abnormalities: Recognize arrhythmias heart blocks and other cardiac irregularities promptly reporting significant changes to the nursing staff.
ï½3. Document Rhythm Strips: Accurate documentation of rhythm interpretations noting changes maintaining patient records and notifying nursing staff of the changes. Documenting forms for the patients record cardiac tracings and measurements.
ï½4. Communication: Communicates to nursing staff as necessary in regards to proper lead placement battery changes verifying of cardiac rhythms and need for escalation of care. Ability to call code/RRT when a life threatening dysrhythmia is identified.
5.ï½ Equipment Maintenance: Troubleshoot telemetry equipment issues and escalate as necessary to biomedical support.
6. Maintains and Models the Organizations values.
7. Demonstrates regular reliable and predictable attendance.
8. Performs other duties as required.
Company: Norwalk Hospital Association
Org Unit: 1835
Department: Cardiac Monitor Techs
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $17.00 - $31.36 Hourly
Required Experience:
IC
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