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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Summary:

Ensures continuous monitoring of cardiac rhythms by observing cardiac monitors; maintains all records and reports of rhythm strips in accordance with the established nursing standards and procedures.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures that alarms are on at all times and set at appropriate limits for adults and children according to protocol.
• Each strip is signed with first initial, full last name and position.
• Notifies appropriate staff when electrodes or batteries need to be checked, replaced or changed.
• Runs continuous strip for sustained VT, V-fib, asystole and bradycardia less than 40 per minute until code team arrives or otherwise notified.
• Tubes completed rhythm verification form to appropriate unit in a timely manner. Posts strips on telemetry log for all units.
• Demonstrates awareness of the effect certain procedures or medications have on a patient’s rhythm.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Measures PR, QRS, and QT and interprets rhythm accurately when a strip is run.
• Maintains telemetry logs, current patient information, does transmitter/SPO2 inventory per shift, and telemetry charges.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Notifies appropriate unit and staff for any changes in baseline rhythm, including heart rate, or potentially lethal rhythms in adults or children according to protocol.
• Runs strip at time of admission, every 4 hours, and with any rhythm change.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Rare climbing.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

Work Shift:

PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America)

Employee

Department:

3015000011 Central Telemetry

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

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