Telemetry Technician-Centralized Monitor Room Casual Nights
Core
Monitor cardiac telemetry data to support the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions in a hospital setting.
Role type
Clinical support technician (telemetry monitoring)
Builds
Continuous patient cardiac monitoring and ECG data collection
Domain
Healthcare / Cardiology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
ECG interpretation, patient monitoring, arrhythmia identification, artifact correction, CPR (Basic Life Support)
Responsibilities
Attach electrode lead lines to patients, prepare skin for valid ECG results, obtain and document ECG readings, perform continual surveillance of multiple monitors, identify significant arrhythmias and patient distress, correct monitor artifacts, edit and forward results to physicians, maintain ECG equipment.