Telemetry Technician

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Telemetry Monitoring Activities
• Initiate timely emergency measures as appropriate according to role responsibilities
• Maintains expert level knowledge of telemetry monitoring system to include remote telemetry boxes; demonstrates ability to record, document, admit, transfer, discharge, add notes, and add charges for services
• Interprets and recognizes cardiac arrhythmias and promptly reports to the nurse assigned to the patient
• Identify and respond to potentially life‑threatening rhythm changes
• Run EKG strips and document rhythm interpretation based on time intervals of department
• Provide provider and nurse with a report on the patient's cardiac rhythm as needed
• Maintains/stocks supplies and equipment related to telemetry monitoring
• Follows established routines and utilizes supplies and equipment in a cost‑effective manner
• Communication
• Demonstrate the “Peak of Care principles in all communications, actions, and decisions
• Maintain and promote effective relationships and communications with peers, providers, other hospital departments, patients, and families
• Effectively communicate with all patient populations based on their age and developmental needs
• Effectively communicate patient needs with the nurse caring for the patient
• Safety and Environment
• Assure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors by following all safety precautions and procedures in the performance of job duties
• Adhere to patient safety and identification policy and procedures
• Identify patients at risk for injury and participate in instituting measures to prevent/reduce the risk
• Adhere to Age Appropriate Protocols in order to ensure patient safety based on development needs
• Contribute to prevention of infectious diseases among employees, patients, and visitors by adhering to Infection Control policies and procedures
• Complete employee accident reports when required
• Respond to patient monitor alarms and call bells in a timely fashion
• Be constantly aware of noise level in the department and keep noise at a minimum to provide a quiet area for the patient population
• Provide a calm, reassuring atmosphere for the patient, significant others, and family
• People / Human Resources Management
• Demonstrate the ability to ensure compliance with policies and procedures
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate the vision, mission and goals of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare including hospital and unit specific dashboards
• Demonstrate the ability to contribute to a healthy, collaborative, open work environment that is conducive to teamwork and encourages communication
• Demonstrate the ability to follow administrative protocols
• Demonstrate constructive and effective relationships with staff, peers, and customers
• Emphasizes the team approach to work
• Organize and reprioritize work based on patient needs, available resources, and unit requirements
• Support compliance with hospital accreditation, state licensure, and other external accrediting agency requirements
• Respond positively to change; show willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work
• Attend required hospital-wide orientations, hospital/unit level meetings, and in‑services
• Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Required

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent and

Preferred Education:

Graduate of a monitoring surveillance course or experience with telemetry interpretation and monitoring in an acute care setting

Experience:

Preferred;
Six months in an acute care facility or pre‑hospital environment with telemetry technician experience and/or formal EKG training

• BLS Certification within 90 days of hire Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Preferred:
  Certification of Rhythm Analysis Technician