Telemetry Monitor Technician, Per Diem, Variable Shift
Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary:
Provides indirect care in the department setting. Monitors cardiac rhythms via direct screen or telemetry monitors and reports arrhythmias to Registered Nurse/and Charge nurse. Meets communication needs of the department. Reports to the Registered Nurse in charge.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSURE/TECHNICAL/OTHER:
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Through knowledge of basic cardiac monitoring functions and rhythms identification preferred. Basic computer knowledge. Must be able to work rapidly under stressful situations with interruptions.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSURE/TECHNICAL/OTHER:
Education:
Basic EKG course or Telemetry Technician course required.; advanced EKG preferred.
Experience:
One (1) year telemetry technician experience in similar job capacity preferred.
License/Certification:
Other: BLS Certification from the American Heart Association
What Should I Know About Hialeah Hospital?
Our 378-bed acute care hospital opened in 1951 to serve the Hialeah, Florida community. Our team is committed to honoring the trust that our patients place in us by providing compassionate, safe, high-quality care in the right place, and at the right time.
Hialeah Hospital has been honored to receive a number of awards and designations for our superior health care services, including:
Cardiac
American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines - Heart Failure Gold Plus Award, 2018
American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines - Target Stroke Gold Plus Award, 2018
Bariatric
American College of Surgeons/American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery - MBSAQIP Accredited Center
BCBS â€" Blue Distinction Specialty Care Bariatric Surgery, January 2018
Neurology
Advanced Primary Stroke Center Re-accreditation, April 2018
Women's Services
American College of Radiology granted Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Re-accreditation, March 2016
Hyperbaric Unit
Healogics Center of Distinction Award, 2017
Laboratory Services/Blood Bank
Certificate of Accreditation from College of American Pathologist