Monitor Technician

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Monitor Tech, you will be responsible for continuous observation and analysis of patients  cardiac rhythms to detect and report changes. Every day you will monitor EKG strips, identify arrhythmias, measure intervals, and promptly communicate critical findings to nursing staff and healthcare providers, ensuring accurate documentation. To be successful, you will demonstrate sharp observational skills, a thorough understanding of cardiac rhythms, and the ability to act quickly and precisely under pressure, crucial for patient safety and timely intervention.

• Performs basic monitoring functions with the central monitoring station, including admitting and discharging from the Central Monitor and assigning arrhythmia monitoring as needed.
• Adjusts alarm limits at the RN s direction, validates alarms, changes paced status, and turns alarms on/off.
• Prints strip recordings at intervals per policy, prints strip recordings of alarms, and ensures that any changes in conduction, rhythm, or rate requiring immediate attention are reviewed by an RN. Posts review strip sheets to the appropriate patient chart (ICU) or unit (PCU or telemetry) daily.
• Troubleshoots monitor problems and contacts Biomed for repairs as appropriate.
• Notifies the appropriate floor to alert nursing staff of the need for assessment of patient arrhythmia, no signal, low battery, etc.
• May help assemble new patient charts, maintains current patient charts, and breaks down patient charts on dismissal. Posts appropriate reports to patient chart.
• Performs receptionist and secretarial support for the unit. Utilizes telephone and paging systems. Clerical duties include posting charges, ordering supplies, filing, and printing forms. Generates and maintains work orders to Plant Operations and Maintenance.
• Cleans and maintains specialized equipment (e.g., tele boxes, monitor cables and modules) as directed by the Unit Manager or designee.

Required

• High School Graduate or equivalent, upon hire
• None, upon hire

CHI Health St. Elizabeth, founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1889, is a full-service, 260-bed, nonprofit regional medical center in Lincoln, Neb. St. Elizabeth specializes in the treatment areas of newborn and pediatric care, women’s health, burn and wound, cardiology, oncology, emergency medicine, orthopedics and neuroscience.

$15.67 - $22.14 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.