Tampa General Hospital·Tampa, Florida
The Cardiac Monitor Technician is responsible for monitoring and interpreting cardiac rhythms, identifying dysrhythmias, and reporting lethal arrhythmias to nursing staff. They also perform 12-lead EKGs, maintain telemetry equipment, and facilitate patient flow within the emergency department.
Under general supervision, follows established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines.
Responsible for monitoring and identifying basic normal cardiac rhythms, dysrhythmias, and lethal arrhythmias; reporting these findings to the appropriate personnel, and rhythm documentation and labeling per TGH policy.
Promotes and maintains patient support including but not limited to: interprets and post rhythm strips and protocol, performs 12 lead EKGs.
Maintain and clean portable telemetry monitors between patient use according to manufacturer's guidelines.
Essential Functions Accurately interprets changes in rhythms.
Records rhythm strips as required.
Demonstrates arrhythmia recognition skills.
Communicates lethal arrhythmias to nursing staff and documents strips as requested.
Maintains alarms on at all times with rates set safely to minimize false alarms.
Identifies individual EKGs with proper patient identifiers.
Works with the computer system, including Maintains flow through the ER and facilitate transfers, admissions and discharges timely.
Answers telephone and intercom in a pleasant and professional manner and relays message accurately and quickly.
Reports any malfunction of monitoring equipment to the Biomedical Technicians, Charge Nurse, and Nursing Director
Education High School Diploma or GED Certification Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American Red Cross Work Experience Basic EKG class and demonstration of competency through testing
Candidates must possess a high school diploma or GED and hold a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Additionally, applicants are required to have completed a basic EKG class and demonstrate competency through testing.
Market context
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