Telemetry Technician - Monitoring - Per Diem Night

Telemetry Technician - Central Monitoring - Per Diem Night

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Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better — advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

• Properly prepares, places and maintains telemetry monitoring on patients as ordered including orienting patients to the telemetry system.
• Properly identifies each cardiac rhythm, and obtains and mounts the arrhythmia strips and trends with label and interpretation.
• Reports cardiac rhythm changes to primary nurse and/or charge nurse. Reviews alarms with interdisciplinary team including, but not limited to MDs, nursing staff, and therapies. Demonstrates effective communication skills when dealing with patients, families and colleagues.
• Maintains accurate and current Admission/Discharge Sheet, Telemetry Report Sheet, and EKG Log.
• Gives report to oncoming Telemetry Tech. Communicates with Charge Nurse, Primary Nurse and Transport when patient requires the telemetry monitoring system to be put on or taken off.
• Precepts and orients new Telemetry Techs as needed. Answers phones and any other administrative task deemed necessary by the Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse.
• Maintains adequate stock and supplies. Maintains cleanliness of telemetry equipment including telemetry transmitter. Maintains accurate and current maintenance log.
• Reports malfunction of equipment to charge nurse/biomed.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Successful completion of a cardiac rhythm course within 3 months of hire.
• Documentation of successful training as a monitor technician or equivalent experience.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

East Brunswick, NJ $22.00-$28.00