Telemetry technician job description

The Lead Telemetry Monitor Technician, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, Director, and Clinical Manager, is responsible for conducting and documenting on-going observations of patient cardiac rhythms. S/he is the supervisory liaison between the Telemetry Monitor Techs and the Clinical Manager and/or Director.
Responsibilities
Telemetry Monitoring
* Measures telemetry rhythms every 6 hours and records data.
* Monitors heart rhythm patterns to detect, record, and report normal and abnormal heart rhythm patterns.
* Assesses interval measurements and proper and improper pacemaker/implantable defibrillator function utilizing the telemetry monitoring equipment.

EKG Operations
* Responsible for preparing medical record information, printing labels and face-sheets, making copies of rhythm sheets, and stocking supplies.
* Assesses for telemetry lead failures and replaces leads while collaborating with nursing staff to correct these failures.
* Reviews and obtains orders for 12 lead EKGs, ensuring the order is correctly entered and loaded into EMR.
* Ensures all telemetry packs have new/working batteries when utilized by patients.
* Responsible for lead placement and monitor set up for telemetry admissions.

Communication
* Obtains a list of nurses assigned to monitored patients at the beginning of each shift.
* Communicates via telephone with the assigned Registered Nurse regarding admission and discharge of patients.
* Communicates an admission rhythm and any changes to monitored rhythm; any dysrhythmias; and/or vital signs displayed on the monitor that outside of normal range.
* Communicates with Registered Nurse to discuss any alarm setting changes.
* Documents communication with Registered Nurse.

Administrative
* Communicates information from leadership to the telemetry staff members.
* Communicates staff needs to Clinical Manager and/or Director.
* Provides feedback to Clinical Manager regarding staff evaluations and assists in providing those evaluations.
* Develops schedule for Telemetry Technician staff; assists staff with schedule requests.
* Matches preceptors with newly hired Telemetry Technicians with experienced staff during the training period.
* Develops training schedule for new staff members.
* Addresses work flow issues, ensures incidents are appropriately documented and corrective steps are taken.
* Demonstrated knowledge of NAH and department policies and procedures. Works to ensure compliance of best practice amongst each staff member.

Education
* Communicates educational needs of new and existing staff with Clinical Manager and Educational Department Representative.
* Participates in the evaluation of new employees with Precepting Technician, education, and the Clinical Manager.

Coaching and Development
* Ensures staff accountability, monitors staff performance, and provides real time constructive feedback whenever possible.
* Identifies performance opportunities for improvement and provides resources and education as needed.
* Regularly recognizes employees for strong performance and improvements.
* Collaborates with clinical manager on employees performance evaluations.
* Collaborates and communicates with the clinical manager regarding staff performance.
* Provides coaching to nursing staff.
* Provides input to nursing leadership regarding employment actions including performance evaluation, promotion, corrective action and termination on a regular basis.

Compliance/Safety
* Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
* Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.
* If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
* Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.
* Maintains timely and accurate documentation of rhythm measurements and communication.
Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or GED- Required
Certificates and Licensure
Basic Life Support (American Heart Association)- Required
Experience
Minimum 2 years experience telemetry monitoring- Required

Previous healthcare/patient care experience- Preferred

Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.

Novant Health is seeking an EKG/Telemetry Tech to perform technical procedures and functions for electro diagnostics. Observes cardiac monitors and identifies, calculates, interprets and communicates information regarding cardiac rhythms. Applies and discontinues telemetry services as instructed. Enters telemetry charges, edits, and other paperwork as applicable to the department. Come join a remarkable team where quality care meets quality service, in every dimension, every time.
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Qualifications

* Education: High School Diploma or GED, Required.:
* Additional Skills (required): Medical terminology and CPR-basic. Ability to operate electronic and computer-based equipment. Ability to recognize technical inferior EKG and take corrective action as appropriate. Excellent customer service and communication skills. Demonstrate thorough knowledge of cardiac monitor interpretation, skills, and abilities. Must practice appropriate communication skills and sensitivity to patient's needs. Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age, principles of growth and development over the life span and to accommodate cultural diversity among the patients being served. Must be able to assess and interpret data about the patient's status, to identify each patient's population specific or behavioral needs and provide the care as needed. Must be able to effectively teach others on cardiac rhythms. MUSE system. Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.

* Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.
* The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.
* All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".

Shift: Part time, Nights, Every Sunday, 24 Hrs/week

*Rhythm interpretation skills REQUIRED*

*$1,500 Sign on Bonus*

Internal candidates are not eligible for bonus

Reporting to the Clinical Director of Cardiac Surveillance Unit and under the general supervision of the team facilitator and CSU leadership team, the Telemetry Technician assists the professional staff by monitoring, reporting, and documenting patient’s cardiac rate and rhythm. Properly identifies patients receiving telemetry monitoring and provides patient instruction and safe patient interactions.

1. Continually monitors and analyzes patients’ cardiac rate and rhythm, with accurate interpretation of ECG (electrocardiographic) tracing, posting tracings as changes occur and at designated times.

2. Documents ECG measurements, (PR, QRS intervals), rates and rhythms on computerized documentation and creates the Medical Record document.

3. Communicates to healthcare team the patient’s basic ECG rhythm, immediately notifies the healthcare team of life-threatening dysrhythmias.

4. Performs electrocardiograms as requested, using correct lead placement and inputing data into computer. Assists with ECG completion on off shifts and with pediatric and infant patients under the supervision of those departments.

5. Updates each patient’s telemetry history, to enhance the capabilities of our monitoring equipment which then can accurately identify rhythms. Reviews the 72 hour history of patient information at intervals, analyzes ST segment changes and alerts caregivers to significant events.

6. Initiates and discontinues patients for telemetry monitoring. Assesses appropriateness of monitoring by evaluating stability of rhythm, duration of monitoring and knowledge of patient condition per healthcare team. Logs data and requests for continuation/ discontinuation of telemetry in the patient’s medical record.

7. Enters daily telemetry charges. Maintains accurate electronic log of all patients on telemetry.
8. Serves as preceptor/ resource to orientees’ students learning interpretation of dysrhythmias and function of monitoring equipment.

9. Assumes responsibility for identifying areas in need of improvement including work processes and purchased monitoring equipment. Performs audits regarding emergency notification procedure for telemetry. Inventories telemetry equipment daily, assists with restocking, and relays the need for additional supplies.

10. Adheres to all Northwest Community Hospital standards, policies and procedures.