Monitor Technician/EMU | UF Health North | Full-time | Days

Job Title

Join 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.

Location: UF Health North

Address: 15255 Max Leggett Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32218

Schedule: Varies | 7:00am - 7:00pm (36hrs. per week)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities

• Continuously 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.

Qualifications

Education

Required: GED or High School Diploma

Preferred: PCA, Medic Corpsman, or a nursing student having completed the first clinical rotation successfully

Licensure/Certifications/Training

Required: 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.

Experience

Required: Less than one year of related experience

Preferred: One year or more working in a healthcare environment as a monitor technician

Necessary Skills

• Basic medical terminology
• Knowledge of standard precautions, recognizing obvious job related emergencies
• An awareness of ethical and legal responsibilities as they relate to the job
• Ability to read EKG arrhythmias
• Demonstrates the essential knowledge necessary to effectively monitor patients for seizure activity connected to an Epilepsy Monitor (EMU)