Cardiac Monitor Nursing Technician

Cardiac Monitor Nursing Technician

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Central Monitoring Unit (CMU) at the Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus allows caregivers to remotely monitor patients 24/7, helping enhance care and health outcomes. As A Cardiac Monitor Nursing Technician on this team, you play a critical role in ensuring patients have access to the medical services as needed, especially during emergencies. You will promptly alert nursing staff of any alerts or alarms, helping facilitate effective intervention and safety protocols. This position offers a unique way to directly improve the Cleveland Clinic experience, develop new skills and pursue advanced opportunities within an innovative healthcare setting.

A caregiver in this position works rotating days/nights from 6:30AM - 7:00PM or 6:30PM - 7:00AM, with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform ongoing surveillance of patients' cardiac monitors, cardiac rhythm and vital signs.
• Notify nursing caregivers of changes in cardiac rhythm and/or hemodynamics that could impact the patient's condition.
• Interpret patient's cardiac rhythm and document in the patient's electronic medical record.
• Answer the telephone and communicate clearly when receiving and delivering information.
• Orient and mentor new caregivers and serve as a training and troubleshooting resource for the CMU and nursing units.
• Provide reports for the oncoming shift.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, computer and typing skills.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Knowledge and understanding of basic patient care activities through successful completion of a formal training program in Allied Health or a healthcare field
• Patient care experience in a hospital, nursing home or healthcare field
• Completion of EKG/Cardiac Monitoring course
• EKG certification or equivalent
• Experience as a Monitor Technician, Medical Assistant, Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA), EKG Technician, or EMT
• Demonstrated skill in recognizing abnormal cardiac rhythms

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment under moderate pressure, multi-task with accuracy to keep track of a large number of patients and requires long periods of sitting and watching a computer monitors.
• Visual acuity for observing cardiac monitor data.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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