Telemetry Technician (Contingent)

Position Summary: Assists healthcare service providers by monitoring patients' EKG waveforms. Interprets results, recognizes irregular heart functions, such as an arrhythmia and informs provider of potentially hazardous arrhythmias.Maintains monitoring equipment.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

1. Monitors cardiac rhythms, reviews and tests memory alarms, set alarm parameters, and performs arrhythmia analysis.
2. Monitors and documents cardiac rhythm strips per hospital guidelines.
3. Communicates changes in patient telemetry status according to policy.
4. Applies and removes telemetry equipment from patients using proper technique and universal precautions.
5. Troubleshoots monitoring equipment and paging system as necessary.
6. Performs activities related to equipment maintenance including routine battery changes, equipment checks, and reports malfunctioning equipment to appropriate personnel.