Telemetry Technician

Sharp HealthCare is seeking a skilled Telemetry Technician to join our team. As a Telemetry Technician, you will be responsible for monitoring and interpreting patients' cardiac rhythms, oxygen saturations, and end-tidal carbon dioxide levels. You will also be responsible for communicating with patients and staff to ensure needs are met, and facilitating patient data management through accurate documentation and communication.

• Monitor and interpret patients' cardiac rhythms, oxygen saturations, and end-tidal carbon dioxide levels.
• Communicate with patients and staff to ensure needs are met.
• Facilitate patient data management through accurate documentation and communication.
• Identify and report cardiac and respiratory monitoring assessment data fundamental to development and/or update of patient's plan of care.
• Interpret EKG per competency (EKG Rhythms I & II).
• Identify arrhythmias necessary for the nurse to download into electronic documentation systems to maintain an accurate rhythm history in the electronic record.
• Place paper documentation into medical record upon discharge per unit standards.
• Provide customer service and teamwork by being responsive to customer needs through communication and coordination with members of the team.
• Ensure accurate data entry into the central monitoring system.
• Ensure patient is placed upon the monitor within 30 minutes of admission.
• Verify DNR status and accurately follow guidelines of care for DNR documentation.
• Manage unit equipment ensuring proper operation, obtaining supplies, troubleshooting, and calling for maintenance as needed.
• Obtain accurate patient cardiac rhythm and respiratory values through set-up, troubleshooting, and operating cardiac monitoring system.
• Review alarm histories (scan events and print events).
• Assure pacemaker detection and capture.
• Print trends of arrhythmias.
• Print arrhythmias for the health care personnel to download into electronic documentation systems.
• Measure rhythm strips with on-screen calipers and print documents.

• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
• 1 Year experience as a telemetry technician in an acute care setting.
• Telemetry Certification - National Telemetry Association - PREFERRED

This position requires working in a fast-paced healthcare environment with frequent interruptions and deadlines. The ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate with patients, staff, and other healthcare professionals is essential.