Monitor Technician/EMU | UF Health North | Part-time | Night

Monitor/EMU TechJoin UF Health and be part of a team committed to exceptional patient care, innovation, and community impact. We are currently seeking a passionate individual who is eager to make a difference in a dynamic healthcare environment.The Monitor/EMU Tech continuously monitors EKG rhythms. The monitor tech is responsible for recognizing dysrhythmias. The monitor tech is to immediately notify the nurse of pertinent changes in the patient's heart rate and rhythm. The monitor tech is responsible for producing rhythm strips for telemetry patients. The monitor tech inventories and maintains equipment for both the main monitor bank and individual patient units. The monitor tech continuously observes all patients on EMU therapy, recognizes different types of seizure activity, and documents it accordingly. The monitor tech notifies the RN of any seizure activity and maintains EMU equipment in EMU room.ResponsibilitiesContinuously monitor cardiac telemetry and EKG rhythms for assigned patients.Recognize and identifies cardiac dysrhythmias and other significant rhythm changes.Immediately notifies the registered nurse (RN) of pertinent changes in a patient's heart rate or cardiac rhythm.Produce and maintain accurate telemetry rhythm strips for patient documentation.Inventory, troubleshoot, and maintain telemetry monitoring equipment, including the central monitor bank and bedside patient units.Continuously observe patients undergoing Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) testing for seizure activity.Recognize and differentiates various types of seizure activity and documents findings accurately.Promptly notifies the RN of observed seizure activity or other significant patient events.Ensures EMU monitoring equipment is maintained, functional, and properly stocked within patient rooms.Supports continuous patient monitoring by maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring monitoring systems operate effectively.QualificationsEducationRequired: GED or High School DiplomaPreferred: PCA, Medic Corpsman, or a nursing student having completed the first clinical rotation successfullyLicensure/Certifications/TrainingRequired: Must successfully complete an EKG/Dysrhythmia course within 90 days of hire and within 6 months of hire, must attend unit-based courses relative to specialized area.ExperienceRequired: Less than one year of related experiencePreferred: One year or more working in a healthcare environment as a monitor technicianNecessary SkillsBasic medical terminologyKnowledge of standard precautions, recognizing obvious job related emergenciesAn awareness of ethical and legal responsibilities as they relate to the jobAbility to read EKG arrhythmiasDemonstrates the essential knowledge necessary to effectively monitor patients for seizure activity connected to an Epilepsy Monitor (EMU)