Monitor Technician

POSITION SUMMARY

Assists the Nursing Department in the care of patients by preparing for and assisting with all aspects of cardiac monitoring. Essential functions include informing nurses and appropriate members of the health care team of important physiological and cardiac changes.

POSITION SUMMARY EXPANDED:

Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, (“The Unity Bill”) this position is considered a “Safety-sensitive position. “Safety-sensitive” is defined to include “any job that includes tasks or duties that could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others.” Employees working in “safety-sensitive” roles are subject to this exception and subject to disciplinary action in the event of a positive test for marijuana or its metabolites.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to project a professional Image.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
• Action oriented individual with ability to:? identify opportunity; adapt to change; work independently; and prioritizes tasks / responsibilities.
• Proven success in completion of assignment.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, and strong presentation skills with ability to adjust accordingly for a variety of audiences
• Strategic problem solving with ability to adapt to change and/or uncertainty.
• Intellectual ability to handle concepts and complexity comfortably.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards, compliance requirements and hospital policies and procedures.
• Working knowledge of technology such as word processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets, etc.
• Persons who have been found guilty by a court of law of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating individuals in a health care related setting are ineligible for employment in this position.
• Freedom from illegal use of drugs.
• Freedom from use of and effects of use of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Completion of an approved arrhythmia or EKG interpretation class.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITES

• The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
• Responsible for assisting providers with cardiac monitoring, therapeutic measures, and procedures related to cardiac monitoring.
• Monitor and record physiological measurements including obtaining six second strip as indicated by patient condition.
• Responsible for identification of patient arrhythmias, abnormalities or significant changes from baseline and reporting on the condition of patient/client to the appropriate supervisor or other health care team members.
• Coordinate and assist with care as directed.
• Care and maintenance of cardiac equipment.
• Documents and interprets patient’s heart rhythm and rate by utilizing telemetry recordings.
• Responsible for performing tasks that are within the scope of his/her educational preparation, knowledge, and permitted by the policies and procedures of the hospital, and other local, state, and federal guidelines; and the policies of the facility requesting the services.
• Receive, screen and coordinate telephone calls from patients and healthcare providers.
• Responsible for having a broad understanding of the services provided by Supplemental Health Care.
• Communicate information clearly to patients, family and staff.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Demonstrates active listening techniques.
• Gains support through effective relationships.
• Treats others with dignity and respect; seeks feedback.
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity at all times in care and use of patient and facility property.
• Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity, and individuality of each patient in all interactions.
• Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to the needs of patients by complying with facility policies.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
• Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in statistical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• English is the primary language.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to interpret reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, physicians, clients, customers, employees, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute ratio, percent, rate, as well as the ability to create and interpret graphs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to work inside a clean, well-lit, and well-ventilated laboratory. While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be exposed to some hazards such as radiation, bodily fluids that may contain disease, and fumes from laboratory chemicals. The employee may be required to travel frequently.