Monitor Technician, Day Shift, Heart and Vascular (HVU)
Core
Monitor cardiac rhythms and alarms on the Central Telemetry Unit, documenting EKG strips and reporting changes to nursing staff.
Role type
clinical monitor technician
Builds
patient monitoring and telemetry data
Domain
healthcare / cardiology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
dysrhythmia recognition, EKG interpretation, alarm limit verification, patient monitoring, shift handover reporting
Preferred skills
advanced dysrhythmia recognition
Technologies
EKG flow sheets, monitoring consoles, telemetry systems
Responsibilities
Document rhythm on EKG flow sheet, obtain and interpret monitor strips, maintain safe operation of monitoring console, verify alarm limits and status, provide verbal reports to relief personnel, ensure paper loaders are full