Monitor Tech I

Monitor Technician I

The Monitor Technician I has the responsibilities of recording electrocardiograms (EKGs) of customers ranging in age from newborn to geriatric, ensuring that EKGs are transmitted from cart to MUSE EKG Computer System, utilizing patient identifiers, placing telemetry transmitter packs, communication with monitor technician for verification of signal, delivering cardiac rhythm strips from the Cardiac monitoring station to the various nursing units and posting these strips in specified unit locations during periods of medical record downtime, performing miscellaneous duties related to cardiac monitoring including but not limited to troubleshooting telemetry transmitter packs (i.e., replacing worn electrodes, changing batteries, changing wires, etc.), and assisting in the search and retrieval of misplaced telemetry transmitter packs and cardiac pacemakers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Understands the hospital strategic plan within scope of EKG technician expectation and role.
• Responsible to interpret and follow Physicians' orders
• Ability to triage workload and complete accordingly
• Representative of Cardio-Respiratory Services in support of the ideals and principles of the department and organizational culture.
• Exemplifies Albany Med CARES guiding principles
• Assists, as needed, the onboarding of new staff, conducting department orientation
• Understands and promotes Patient and Employee Safety as our number one priority
• Promotes a safe environment for patients and staff
• Understands the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals as it pertains to EKG technician role

Qualifications

• 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.

Physical Demands

• Standing - Constantly
• Walking - Constantly
• Sitting - Rarely
• Lifting - Frequently
• Carrying - Frequently
• Pushing - Occasionally
• Pulling - Occasionally
• Climbing - Occasionally
• Balancing - Occasionally
• Stooping - Frequently
• Kneeling - Frequently
• Crouching - Frequently
• Crawling - Occasionally
• Reaching - Frequently
• Handling - Frequently
• Grasping - Frequently
• Feeling - Constantly
• Talking - Constantly
• Hearing - Constantly
• Repetitive Motions - Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly

Working Conditions

• Extreme cold - Rarely
• Extreme heat - Rarely
• Humidity - Rarely
• Wet - Rarely
• Noise - Constantly
• Hazards - Frequently
• Temperature Change - Rarely
• Atmospheric Conditions - Rarely
• Vibration - Rarely

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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. 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.