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About the Role

The Monitor Technician I records electrocardiograms (EKGs) for patients of all ages, ensures EKG transmission to the MUSE EKG Computer System, places telemetry packs, and communicates with monitoring staff for signal verification. This role involves delivering cardiac rhythm strips, troubleshooting telemetry equipment, and assisting with the retrieval of misplaced equipment.

Responsibilities

• Recording electrocardiograms (EKGs) for patients ranging in age from newborn to geriatric.
• Ensuring EKGs are transmitted from cart to MUSE EKG Computer System.
• Utilizing patient identifiers.
• Placing telemetry transmitter packs.
• Communicating with monitor technician for verification of signal.
• Delivering cardiac rhythm strips from the Cardiac monitoring station to various nursing units.
• Posting cardiac rhythm strips in specified unit locations during medical record downtime.
• Performing miscellaneous duties related to cardiac monitoring, including troubleshooting telemetry transmitter packs (i.e., replacing worn electrodes, changing batteries, changing wires, etc.).
• Assisting in the search and retrieval of misplaced telemetry transmitter packs and cardiac pacemakers.
• Interpreting and following Physicians’ orders.
• Triaging workload and completing tasks accordingly.
• Assisting, as needed, with the onboarding of new staff and conducting department orientation.
• Promoting Patient and Employee Safety as the number one priority.
• Promoting a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Understanding the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals as it pertains to the EKG technician role.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. required.
• 1-3 years of patient experience preferred.
• Honest, punctual, and performs the job in adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct.
• Ability to communicate cooperatively and effectively with patients, family members, employees and others.
• Ability to read documents such as requisitions.
• Ability to document on established forms and in the EMR.
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire required.
• Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Skills

• EKG recording
• MUSE EKG Computer System operation
• Patient identification
• Telemetry equipment handling
• Cardiac rhythm strip delivery and posting
• Telemetry troubleshooting
• EMR documentation
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Location

• Night (United States of America)

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1-3 years preferred

Education Level

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Salary/Compensations

• $46,215.00 - $60,080.00

Benefits

• Access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes.
• Workforce members are expected to ensure that access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.
• Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose.
• Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

About the Company

• Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.
• Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity

• Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.
• Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.