Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Evening Shift
Description:
GENERAL SUMMARY
The Central Monitor Technician (CMT) will monitor, recognize and report cardiac arrhythmias to the RN caring for the patient. CMT will perform other various duties related to patient monitoring and equipment maintenance in the central station and on the patient care units.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Monitors and interprets cardiac rhythms for a group of patients assigned to the Central Monitoring Area
Documents cardiac rhythms and alarms on the Cardiac Monitor Flow Sheet
Analyzes cardiac rhythm strips and calculates P-R, QRS, and QT intervals once a shift and as needed or utilizes E-calipers and documents on Cardiac Monitoring Flow Sheet
Delivers rhythm strips and other patient care documentation to the patient care units as needed
Notifies RN of alarms or changes in rhythm, heart rate, respiratory rate, or BP
Verbally redirects patients to promote patient safety including reminding patient to stay in bed, not pull at tubes, etc. When patient does not respond to verbal redirection, communicates with assigned unit caregivers to provide patient assistance
Collaborates with nursing leadership to prioritize/allocate use of monitoring resources such as telemetry and continuous visual monitoring cameras
Delivers telemetry and/or other monitoring equipment to floor, then nursing staff performs monitor hook up, patient preparation and teaching related to cardiac monitor
Disconnects, cleans and returns monitors and video cameras to the Central Monitoring Area upon completion of use
Troubleshoots equipment, assisting with battery replacement and leads off as needed
Maintains equipment and supplies within the Central Monitoring Area
REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE
High School Diploma or equivalent. Must successfully complete a basic arrhythmia class and receive a passing score within first 30 days of employment. Previous experience reading monitors or EKGs required.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Must be able to read and write English at a high school level. Ability to perform some arithmetic calculations to calculate cardiac intervals. Must complete an arrhythmia competency test and receive a passing score during the annual CMT Blitz education. Must be able to work under stressful situations, remain calm, work at a fast pace while maintaining accuracy in work. Must be able to sit for long periods of time, watching computer screens and also be able to walk long distances. Must be able to communicate clearly and concisely with various health care team member
Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving diverse communities that include more than 30 million people across 22 states. Trinity Health includes 94 hospitals, as well as 109 continuing care locations that include PACE programs, senior living facilities, and home care and hospice services. Its continuing care programs provide nearly 2.5 million visits annually.
Based in Livonia, Mich., and with annual operating revenues of $17.6 billion and assets of $24.7 billion, the organization returns $1.1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.
Committed to those who are poor and underserved in its communities, Trinity Health is known for its focus on the country's aging population. As a single, unified ministry, the organization is the innovator of Senior Emergency Departments, the largest not-for-profit provider of home health care services - ranked by number of visits - in the nation, as well as the nation's leading provider of PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) based on the number of available programs. For more information, visit www.trinity-health.org . You can also follow @TrinityHealthMI on Twitter.