Tenet Desert is seeking a Monitor Technician for a job in Palm Springs, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Monitor Technician
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: Ongoing
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours
- Employment Type: Staff
Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385-bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and Level I Trauma Center with an innovative, patient centered and evidence-based Rehabilitation Services Department. Our compassionate team provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema clinics.
General Duties:
The Monitor Tech (Health Unit Coordinator II) is responsible for maintaining supplies and equipment, performing non-clinical nursing tasks, clerical and receptionist duties for a nursing unit. Access to demographic information and limited Patient Health Information as related to job function.
Shift: Nights
Hours: 12 hours
Department Specific Duties:
- Monitors and interprets accurately cardiac rhythms of patients on telemetric equipment. Informs licensed caregiver of dysrhythmia as they occur.
- Maintains integrity of the telemetry system. Reports all malfunctions or needed adjustments of equipment.
- Documents all EKG rhythm strips of patient's room number, name, date, and the time the strip was obtained.
- Ensures that all alarms are on at all times with the appropriate parameters.
- Maintains and updates knowledge of basic arrhythmias.
- May perform clerical and other duties as requested.
- Obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patient's needs.
- Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development.
- Understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
- Demonstrates knowledge of electrocardiographic monitoring.
- Responds appropriately to electrocardiographic rhythms.
- Consistently answers questions and directs visitors and the patients' family members in a courteous manner.
- Consistently assists physicians and other hospital personnel with locating patients, charts, and answering questions at the time of request.
- Consistently follows appropriate lines of authority when communicating information and/or screening calls (according to unit guidelines).
- Consistently answers in-coming telephone calls within four rings:
- Responds to caller's needs or refers telephone calls to appropriate person/department.
- Consistently assembles patient's record within 30 minutes of transfer.
- Maintains current and previous records according to unit policies/procedures.
- Consistently keeps medical records in designated area.
- Obtains chart copies for transfer to another facility before discharge.
- Consistently maintains the integrity of the discharge chart for medical records.
- Consistently enters orders correctly into the CERNER System in a timely manner.
- Consistently follows appropriate CERNER downtime procedures (hard copy).
- Consistently signs, times and dates all transcribed orders as required.
- Consistently notifies nurse caring for patient of any STAT orders when written.
- At time of admission and on-going, documents allergies on medication administration record, physician order sheet, front of chart and kardex, and inputs info on the PMI screen. Maintains kardexes and to ensure complete and accurate.
- Assists the RN in clarifying illegible or confusing orders information in order to facilitate patient follow-up.
- Demonstrates accurate rhythm interpretation, notifies nurse of cardiac changes, maintains alarm integrity, accurately obtains strips during a Code Blue, and consistently obtains rhythm strips and documents measurements.
- Show evidence of input into unit effectiveness; attends all staff meetings, and/or reads and signs 100% of staff meeting minutes. (Unable to exceed standards).
- Participates in unit quality improvement activities as assigned.
- Gives end of shift report regarding pending issues to oncoming HUC or appropriate staff person.
- Uses all functions of computer system: transfer, discharge census sheets, reports, print functions, etc.
- Consistently keeps patient computer screen updated.
- Obtains preliminary reports as needed.
- Transports needed items to/from lab, pharmacy, or other departments as needed.
- Obtains emergency equipment as needed.
- Completes other non-direct patient care duties as directed.
- Consistently checks pre-established unit inventory and orders needed supplies.
- Takes responsibility in utilizing and directing volunteers.
- Consistently follows Infection Control Policies including proper handling of specimens and hand washing.
- Consistently assists in providing a safe environment by following all fire and safety precautions.
- Reports, documents, and takes appropriate action (by the end of the shift) for incidents or quality issues that may affect the patient's or staff's well-being.
- Assists in completing emergency forms, i.e., Fire Alarm Drill Log.
- Consistently reports broken equipment and/or needs for repairs and tags equipment appropriately.
Tenet Desert Job ID . Posted job title: Monitor Tech Full Time Nights
Compensation Information:
Starting at $23.00 / hourly