Monitor Technician - Emergency Department
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Seconds count in an emergency and people count on Indian River Hospital’s Emergency Department to provide high quality, compassionate care. Indian River Hospital’s Emergency Department has multi-disciplinary care teams, and the leading-edge technology needed to diagnose and treat patients effectively, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is also one of the busiest Emergency Rooms in the Cleveland Clinic enterprise. By joining the Emergency Department as a Monitor Technician, you will perform ongoing surveillance of patients' cardiac monitors and provide appropriate nursing staff with timely notification of changes in cardiac rhythm and/or hemodynamics that could impact patient condition. Here, you will work on a helpful team of compassionate caregivers while enhancing your skills through various learning opportunities. This position is also a great gateway to other positions within Cleveland Clinic.
A caregiver in this position works nights from 6:45PM – 7:15AM, with weekend and holiday requirements.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Perform ongoing surveillance of patients’ cardiac monitors, cardiac rhythm and vital signs.
- Notify appropriate nursing staff of any changes according to clinician, provider orders and/or in accordance with departmental protocols.
- Interpret patient cardiac/hemodynamic rhythm and document in the electronic medical record.
- Answer the telephone and communicate clearly when receiving and delivering information.
- Orient and mentor new caregivers, serving as a training and troubleshooting resource for the CMU and nursing units.
- Provide reports for the oncoming shift.
- High School Diploma or GED
- Knowledge and understanding of basic patient care activities through formal training program in Allied Health or a healthcare field (e.g., Nursing, Medical Assisting, EMT or a similar field) OR one year of patient care experience in a hospital, nursing home or healthcare setting
- Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, computer and typing skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
- Completion of EKG/Cardiac Monitoring Course
- Experience as a Monitor Technician
- Demonstrated skill in recognizing abnormal cardiac rhythms
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment under moderate pressure, multi-task with accuracy to keep track of a large number of patients and requires long periods of sitting and watching a computer monitors.
- Visual acuity for observing cardiac monitor data.
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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