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About the Role

The Monitor Technician I is responsible for recording electrocardiograms (EKGs) for patients of all ages, ensuring accurate transmission and documentation, and performing related cardiac monitoring duties.

Responsibilities

• Recording electrocardiograms (EKGs) for patients ranging in age from newborn to geriatric.
• Ensuring EKGs are transmitted from cart to MUSE EKG Computer System using patient identifiers.
• Placing telemetry transmitter packs.
• Communicating with the monitor technician for signal verification.
• Delivering cardiac rhythm strips from the Cardiac monitoring station to nursing units and posting them in specified locations during medical record downtime.
• Performing miscellaneous duties related to cardiac monitoring, including troubleshooting telemetry transmitter packs (e.g., replacing electrodes, changing batteries, changing wires).
• Assisting in the search and retrieval of misplaced telemetry transmitter packs and cardiac pacemakers.
• Understanding the hospital strategic plan within the scope of an EKG technician expectation and role.
• Interpreting and following Physicians’ orders.
• Triaging workload and completing tasks accordingly.
• Representing Cardio-Respiratory Services in support of the department's and organizational culture's ideals and principles.
• Exemplifying Albany Med CARES guiding principles.
• Assisting, as needed, with the onboarding of new staff and conducting department orientation.
• Understanding and 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 they pertain 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 as defined by AMC and the tenets of the profession.
• 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.
• 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 Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Skills

• Cardiac monitoring
• EKG recording
• Telemetry
• MUSE EKG Computer System
• Patient identification
• Communication
• EMR documentation
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Location

• United States of America

Work Type

• Day Shift

Experience Level

• 1-3 years of patient experience preferred

Education Level

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Salary/Compensations

• $46,215.00 - $60,080.00

About the Company

• Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.
• Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
• This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, 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.

Equal Opportunity

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