Full time
Carle Health
Urbana, IL, USA
Overview: The Monitor Technician's functions include observation, identification, documentation and communication of various cardiac rhythms. The Monitor Technician reports these changes to the patient's assigned nurse and responds to physician inquiries. Responsibilities: Continuously observes, evaluates, and recalls cardiac rhythms of telemetry patients. Assessment of cardiac rhythm Accurately interprets cardiac rhythms Measures EKG intervals to make accurate cardiac rhythm assessment Recognizes dysrhythmias or changes in EKG complex promptly Monitors Q waves, ST segment and QT intervals and notes changes Responds to all monitoring outcomes Investigates the cause of any interruption in reception of the heart rhythm Documentation Accurately documents EKG rhythm strip at the beginning of each shift Documents all changes in rhythms or EKG complex Reporting Gives concise, complete end of shift report Gives concise, complete EKG rhythm report to the RN caring for the...


