- The Telemetry Monitor Technician will be accountable and responsible for the continuous monitoring of cardiac rhythms that includes conducting arrhythmia analysis.
- Interpret and document cardiac rhythms as directed by established patient care algorithms and quality assurance standards.\
- Communicate with nursing units regarding patient's rhythm status and changes
- Communicate with nursing units regarding telemetry equipment needs, issues and or concerns.
- Perform troubleshooting of telemetry equipment on the nursing units.
- Participate in the PDCA process
- Pulse ox and other
- Participate and follow standards of practice in patient care consisted with national professional and regulatory guidelines.
- Work closely with nursing units whose patients are being monitored through the remote telemetry program
- Monitor cardiac rhythms for all patients assigned to remote telemetry.
- Conduct arrhythmia analysis for patients assigned to remote telemetry.
- Conduct a systematic review of history alarms and the scanning of 24-hour data for abnormalities.
- Expedient communication with nursing units regarding changes in the patient's rhythm status and telemetry equipment needs, issues and or concerns.
- Troubleshoot any conductivity on the nursing units.
Required Educational Requirement:
Night Shift: 36 hours per week, three (3) 12-hour shifts per week.
This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
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