Telemetry Technician

Telemetry Tech

Everything we do is underscored by a why and that why is one another.

Location: Altru Hospital 1200 South Columbia Road Grand Forks, ND 58201 Pay Range: $17.92 - $26.88

Summary: The Telemetry Tech monitors the electrical activity of patients' heart rhythms through a central monitoring station in the hospital setting. They are responsible for identifying and reporting changes in heart rhythms to assigned nursing staff.

Essential Job Functions:

• Monitors telemetry central. Detects, analyzes, records, and reports any rhythm changes. Functions as a resource to nursing staff for rhythm analysis.
• Reads, interprets, and sends rhythm strips to each unit for nurse review and documentation.
• Serves as a resource to bedside staff for applying telemetry monitors, maintenance of monitors and leads, and troubleshooting problems regarding telemetry monitoring
• Monitors telemetry orders and communicates changes of patient's telemetry order status to the direct care team.
• Advises direct care team of unsatisfactory outcomes and patient concerns
• Prepares and maintains telemetry Kardex
• Communicates accurate and thorough patient information to nursing staff and providers and assures that nursing staff and providers communicate pertinent patient information to telemetry central.
• Performs triaging process for telemetry central when indicated according to standard work
• Maintains telemetry equipment, reporting any technical issues per policy. Tracks telemetry devices to assure location is known. Cleans telemetry equipment per standard operating procedure.
• Other Duties as assigned

Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | Within 90 days of Start Date | Learning Management System

Language Requirements: This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.

Physical Demands: Sit: Frequently (34-66%) Stand: Occasionally (5-33%) Walk: Frequently (34-66%) Stoop/Bend: Occasionally (5-33%) Reach: Frequently (34-66%) Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%) See: Continuously (67-100%) Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands: Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Sedentary (<10 pounds) Carry: Sedentary (<10 pounds) Push/Pull: Sedentary (<10 pounds) Slide/Transfer: Sedentary (<10 pounds)

Working Conditions: Indoor: Continuously (67-100%) Outdoor: Not Applicable Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions: Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials. Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily. Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week. Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position: Infrequent Driver

Making a real difference. For one another. To take the best care of our patients and community including friends, family, and neighbors we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another. At Altru, you'll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You'll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart. Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO)