Cardiac Monitor Tech - PRN House Operations

Job Summary: The Cardiac Monitor Technician PRN performs monitoring of heart rhythm patterns to detect, record and report normal and abnormal heart rhythm patterns. Essential Job Functions Accountabilities: Interprets and documents appropriate rhythms, interval measurements and rates, and maintains an accurate logbook of ECG rhythm strips. Maintains equipment and performs environmental maintenance, reports equipment needing repair and maintenance to appropriate department. Maintains stock and inventory of remote cardiac monitoring supplies at the central monitoring station. Participates in the performance improvement process. Recognizes, records, and promptly reports any ECG artifact, poor ECG signal quality, leads off, and etc. to appropriate nursing staff. Runs legible ECG rhythm strips routinely and with any change in patient’s rhythm. Updates all necessary information with changes in patient room assignment. Verifies all alarm limits are set and in audible mode. Monitors the cardiac rhythm of patients and notifies appropriate nursing staff when a patient has an ECG rhythm change. Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.