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Form of workIn 2020, united in a fierce commitment to deliver the highest quality care and exceptional patient experience, Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan Health came together as natural partners to build a new health system centered around the patient: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Our combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites of care, including 11 hospitals and nearly 5,000 physicians and providers. Together, we are empowered to make an even greater impact on the health and well-being of our communities.
CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health needs to the most complex, highly specialized care, our patients can count on us to meet their needs with convenient access to the region’s most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies.
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Responsibilities
Job Summary:
This job is responsible for performing surveillance of cardiac rhythms at a central monitoring station, and for recognizing, recording and reporting potentially dangerous rhythm changes and arrhythmias in accordance with established standards and procedures. Work is primarily performed in a centralized monitoring unit, under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
An incumbent also performs general receptionist/clerical tasks that are incidental to the primary purpose of the position.
Essential Duties:
Monitors patient’s cardiac rhythms and/or oxygen saturation using appropriate cardiac monitoring equipment; obtains a baseline ECG strip on all monitored patients according to department guidelines; records and posts cardiac strips in accordance with established procedures; may replaces electrode pads, wires and batteries as necessary. Updates and verifies patient data in information system; maintains unit/department specific records as assigned.
Recognizes rhythms with the potential to alter the patient’s physiology and obtains a documentary ECG strip; immediately reports all arrhythmias to the RN responsible for the patient in accordance with established protocols.
Maintains current knowledge of the technical operation and capabilities of the central monitoring station; maintains alarm systems according to established protocols and responds appropriately to monitor alarms; identifies/troubleshoots routine technical problems with the monitors and sends work orders for maintenance/clinical engineering repairs as necessary.
Handles incoming and outgoing communications, answers questions and assists staff in accordance with established procedures.
Maintains a safe work and patient environment, adhering to the hospital’s Safety, Risk Management and Regulatory Standards and if applicable infection prevention. Maintains a neat and organized work environment; orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary; identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment; enters equipment repair requests in system, tags equipment and removes from service.
Performs receptionist and support duties at the assigned unit; handles incoming and outgoing communications, transfers call appropriately, greets and assists visitors, answers questions in accordance with established procedures.
Provides general support activities for the unit.
Participates in quality assurance/improvement initiatives and activities; participates in growth opportunities.
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
Graduation from an accredited monitor technician program, or current enrollment in an accredited nursing program, or one year of recent related work experience as a monitor technician. Completion of a basic dysrhythmia interpretation course is required within six months of hire into the position.
License/Certification:
None
Qualifications:Education/Experience:
Graduation from an accredited monitor technician program, or current enrollment in an accredited nursing program, or one year of recent related work experience as a monitor technician. Completion of a basic dysrhythmia interpretation course is required within six months of hire into the position.
License/Certification:
None
Employment Type: Part Time
