Monitor Tech - Telemetry Surveillance Ft Nights
110 prisma health-upstate
📍 greenville south carolina united states🕐 2d ago🔗 workday
Job Description
**Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.**
**Job Summary**
Observes cardiac monitors to identify abnormal heart rhythms under the supervision of a registered nurse. Performs duties in a centralized monitoring environment that monitors patients across multiple departments.
Job Description
**Essential Functions**
* All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
* Observes cardiac monitors and reports any changes in cardiac rhythm per policy.
* Receives report from the previous shift and documents strips per policy.
* Responsible for the management and distribution of transmitter boxes. Ensures transmitter boxes are returned to the surveillance center in a timely manner after discontinuation of telemetry monitoring.
* Reports problems regarding poor transmission, etc. to the appropriate unit and personnel. Reports telemetry system failures to designated personnel and departments.
* Completes telemetry summary report per policy guidelines.
* Triages incoming phone calls, provides appropriate information in a calm and concise manner and logs phone calls.
* Maintains adequate supplies and keeps the monitoring areas and equipment clean and organized.
* Participates in training and the continuous development of new staff. Attends educational programs, in-services and meetings as required.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
**Supervisory/Management Responsibilities**
* This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
**Minimum Requirements**
* Education - High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
* Experience - No previous experience required. Previous experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
**In Lieu Of**
* NA
**Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses**
* After hire, requires attendance of formal arrhythmia training class and successful completion of the Prisma Health Arrhythmia exam with a minimum passing score within 2 attempts.
* Successful completion of the arrhythmia exam must be completed within 30 days of hire.
* Arrhythmia competencies must be maintained on an annual basis if working in a monitor tech role.
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
* NA
**Work Shift**
Night (United States of America)
**Location**
Greenville Memorial Hospital
**Facility**
1008 Greenville Memorial Hospital
**Department**
10086490 Telemetry Surveillance
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