Cardiac Monitor Technician Part Time Day Shift

Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women's imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff - Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort. For more information, go to licommunityhospital.org, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Cardiac Monitor Technician
In this role, the successful candidate Operates telemetry monitoring equipment to identify and record variations in the patients cardiac rhythm. Provides data for physicians and telemetry nursing staff to diagnose and treat cardiac arrhythmia. Labels, edits and mounts ECG rhythm strips for review by physician and nursing staff. Maintains telemetry monitoring equipment and refers equipment for repair. Participates in the orientation process of new employees.

Job Responsibilities:

• Obtains baseline strips at the beginning of each shift on all monitored patients.
• Notifies the Nurse Manager or Nursing Administrative Supervisor of any equipment problems that require intervention.
• Troubleshoots monitoring equipment problems and initiates corrective action.
• Maintains equipment in clean and proper working order.
• Observes cardiac telemetry monitors as assigned. Sets appropriate alarm parameters.
• Seeks out and utilizes the Nurse Manager or Nursing Administrative Supervisor to address issues that require their assistance to resolve.
• Refers equipment issues or problems to Biomedical Engineering.
• Participates in the evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of current practice and supports measures to improve practice.
• Interacts effectively with the staff on the unit and in other departments.
• Maintains accurate patient information when transferring data.
• Observes monitoring strips during procedures and Code 64 and reports variances to the nursing staff.
• Notifies the Nurse Manager and or Nursing Administrative Supervisor of lost or misplaced telemetry monitors and completes an incident report.
• Maintains information in the telemetry log book on all monitored patients.
• Enters the patient admission information into the monitoring system and patient log book.
• Identifies a dysrhythmia/significant rhythm change and obtains a documentary strip which is labeled correctly with the patient’s name and date/time of event.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and techniques in the field by reading applicable literature, attending BMH educational programs or by attending outside seminars or conferences.
• Demonstrates awareness and participates in activities that support customer satisfaction.
• Maintains accurate documentation and organization of patient information and telemetry box assignments.
• Complies with staff meeting attendance requirements.
• Notifies nursing staff of any critical heart activity or irregularity in a timely fashion. Edits, mounts and labels tracings for review by nursing staff.
• Recognizes safety hazards and acts promptly and appropriately to resolve.
• Orders and stocks all necessary monitoring supplies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Requires a passing grade of 85% on the Dysrhythmia Proficiency Exam
• Knowledge of medical terminology and physical sciences.
• Basic analytical skills in order to recognize abnormal heart rhythms or artifact in test data and to notify appropriate personnel.
• Ability to read and write in order to obtain and record pertinent information in patient charts and to perform noncomplex arithmetic calculations as normally acquired through completion of high school.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
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