LCMC Health·New Orleans, Louisiana
The role involves continuous surveillance of cardiac rhythms and analyzing EKG data to detect abnormal patterns. Responsibilities include managing telemetry equipment, documenting rhythm strips, and notifying nursing staff of critical cardiac events.
Your job is more than a job.
On the front line of heart health care, as a Cardiac Monitor Associate, your training has prepared you and compassion motivates you.
Observing, listening, and detecting, you're amazed by the heart and the technology that keeps it going.
Spotting that “needle in a haystack” comes in handy as you analyze data and detect outliers from your patients' cardiac monitors, documenting and reporting abnormal patterns, addressing telemetry equipment issues, and maintaining supplies.
Technology without heart is just an empty canvas.
You love being the artist that completes the picture and makes a difference in patients’ lives every day.
And we love that you about you.
Your experiences, your knowledge, your skills, your empathy, your compassion, and your personality, all of it adds up to you.
And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this essential nursing support role.
Your Everyday Observe cardiac monitor for proper waveform on each telemetry patient, prevent the loss of signal and ensure accurate capture of potential cardiac events.
Assign telemetry transmitter patients and assist the staff in establishing/maintaining electrode placement using proper skin preparation.
Select the lead for monitoring and ensure an acceptable tracing, check battery function/replacement batteries.
Identify and notify the nursing staff of baseline cardiac rate and rhythm, document with a rhythm strip, investigate loss of signal or apparent lead disconnection with the nursing staff.
Provide continuous surveillance of cardiac rhythm in accordance with the algorithm established in the central monitoring policy, notify the staff nurse of a rhythm change, activate the rapid response or code blue team, as indicated.
Maintain rhythm strips, monitoring logs in accordance with the central cardiac monitoring policy and as evidence by random audits of the logbooks.
Interpret EKG by analyzing and recording atrial and ventricular rates and rhythms.
Participate in unit initiatives and quality improvement.
Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.
Contribute to the team by assisting others without being asked.
The Must-Haves
Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and a BLS certification from the American Heart Association. Additionally, completion of a cardiac monitor training course or one year of experience as an EKG technician is required.
Market context
In Louisiana, nursing roles typically see steady demand across hospitals, clinics, and community care settings, especially for RNs with current licensure and recent clinical experience. These roles can be competitive because employers often look for candidates who can start quickly, meet certification and driving requirements, and handle patient care with limited onboarding. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, and confirm your RN license, CPR certification, and driver’s license are current before applying.
