Telemetry Technician

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The role of the Telemetry Technician is a key member of the clinical care team.
• In this role, you will observe various monitors and alert nurses and physicians of changes in the patient’s heart rate rhythm, and the occurrences of arrhythmias.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Obtains a baseline strips each shift on all monitored patients.
• Verify alarm parameters and alarm levels are appropriately set.
• Performs ongoing observation of the cardiac monitors.
• Identifies abnormal or changes in cardiac rhythm and notifies nurse / physician of changes.
• Detects and promptly reports changes in parameters monitoring cardiac rhythms.
• Measures and interprets heart rhythms and documents in patient medical record.
• Runs EKG strips every shift as well as providing an initial EKG interpretation including rate rhythm, PR, QRS, QT, ST segment and T wave alterations.
• Initiates and discontinues monitoring equipment on admission, transfers and discharge.
• Performs configurations if necessary.
• Troubleshoots monitors with nursing staff and contacts Bio Med as appropriate.
• Applies and removes Telemetry and monitoring equipment.
• Provides timely and accurate communication of patient information to all members of the health care team.
• Serves as a resource for training and troubleshooting to both central telemetry and clinical areas.
• Follows policy related to the transport of monitored patients including but not limited to the preparation of monitored patients for transport.
• Initiates and discharges patient from cardiac monitoring.
• Monitors alarms related to cardiac monitoring and takes appropriate actions.
• Performs duties related to cardiac monitoring and arrhythmia recognition.
• Document log patients on cardiac monitor each shift, and upon admission to the unit.
• Inform AHN  Charge Nurse of patient’s refusal of cardiac monitor and document in log book.
• Inform AHN Charge Nurse Bio-Med of monitor down time, and record time went down and return in log book.
• Print rhythm strips every three hours for patient’s chart to monitor any changes in cardiac rhythm.
• Gives report to oncoming shift.
• Prioritizes and organizes work assignment and adjusts priorities based on changing situations.
• Maintain and stacks all designated equipment, including telemetry.
• Adheres to confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patients, clinicians, employees, and visitors.
• Develop a collaborative relationship with nursing and clinical staff and responds to questions and requests from healthcare team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned by AHN and or Nurse Manager.
• Must successfully complete Interfaith Medical Center EKG course.