St. Peter's Health Regional Medical Center
Location
Helena, Montana
The telemetry technician oversees cardiac monitoring, interprets EKG waveforms, and documents patient data in medical records. They are also responsible for maintaining monitoring equipment, managing supplies, and responding to alarms to ensure patient safety.
Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and are preferred to have two years of hospital experience. BLS certification is required within six months, and telemetry training is required within the first year of hire.
Telemetry Technician’s oversee cardiac monitoring of all patients by maintaining operation of the central monitoring station and monitoring software systems. Telemetry technicians are tasked with preparing, maintaining, and interpreting telemetry waveform data. Telemetry Technicians are responsible to independently observe and interpret cardiac rhythms and document them in patient’s medical records. Other responsibilities include coordinating availability of transmitters, lead cables and other monitoring supplies.
Telemetry Technician’s must communicate appropriately and clearly to charge nurse, co-workers and physicians. Telemetry Technicians are responsible to appropriately respond to all monitor alarms, report changes in rate/rhythm to nurse and/or physician for urgent and/or non-urgent intervention, and document changes in rhythm and rate.
Telemetry Technicians are responsible to document EKG waveforms in the patient records by recording measurements of heart rate, PR interval and QRs on rhythm strips, identifying rhythms such as NSR, SB, ST Asytole, SVT, A-Fib, A-Flutter, and VT, and ensuring recorded rhythm strips are mounted and placed on patient’s chart.
Telemetry technician’s set-up and operates telemetry equipment for the unit and ensures appropriate monitor alarms are “on” when patient is on unit. In addition, telemetry technicians are responsible to clean cardiac monitoring equipment per infection control and bioengineering procedures. Telemetry Technicians must possess troubleshooting skills to recognize monitoring problems, identify probable causes, and seek solutions to correct the problem.
2 years hospital experience preferred. Medical terminology is strongly recommended. Previous experience in clerical or receptionist position preferred. Prior telemetry training preferred.
High School graduate or equivalent. Completes all mandatory education as required and assigned.
BLS certification required within 6 months of hire. Telemetry training/certification required within the first year of hire.
Ability to achieve cognitive, organization and emotional maturity to deal effectively with multiple tasks, stresses, deadlines, being delegated to, difficult situations and/or customers. Possesses positive interpersonal and communication skills necessary for effective, non-judgmental, and empathetic patient care and customer relations. Open to feedback and a quickly changing environment, which requires flexibility in scheduling, equipment, and department assignments. Takes ownership for work completed and instills confidence in themselves and their work contributions. With courtesy and respect, works effectively with internal and external customers producing positive experiences and encounters. Communicates in an effective, respectful and appropriate manner contributing to the team environment. Ability to work collaboratively with charge nurses and the patient care team.
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