Telemetry Tech - WP

Company: Advocate Health
Location: Grafton
Posted on: April 20, 2024

Job Description:

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining constant surveillance on the telemetry monitors.
• Responsible for promptly notifying the Registered Nurse with any changes in the patients heart rhythm.
• Records patient's heart rhythm hourly and as changes occur.
• Runs telemetry strips for the Registered Nurse based on policy and procedure.
• Notifies nursing staff promptly when there is an interruption in the telemetry signal.
• Provides daily inventory to maintain the correct number of transmitters and lead wires.
• Handles confidential information on a regular basis, usually of a medical nature (diagnosis, etc.).Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
  • None Required.Education Required:
    • High School Graduate.Experience Required:
      • No experience required.Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
        • Successful completion of telemetry education and competency completion within 6 - 12 weeks of hire. Must maintain competency thereafter.
        • Excellent written and oral communications.
        • Excellent organizational skills and ability to set priorities.Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
          • Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
          • Must have functional speech, hearing and vision.
          • May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical and radiation hazards.
          • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

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