Telemetry Tech/Unit Clerk Full Time Nights 7P-7A

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Job description

Inspire Specialty Hospital is a 31 bed Long Term Acute Care Hospital located in Midwest City. Applicant must have received the two dose Pfizer or Moderna or single dose Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine prior to start.

At Inspire Specialty Hospital, we are proud to Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Your birthday is a paid holiday

We are looking for qualified Unit Clerk/Monitor Tech to work our day (7a-7p) and our night (7a-7p) shifts.

The purpose of this position is to provide an extra layer of cardiac monitoring and safety to all patients requiring continuous telemetry monitoring. Trained monitor technicians will provide this surveillance from the Central Telemetry Monitoring Center. Notification of any changes in the patient's rhythm will communicated to the patient's nurse.

• Interpret and document EKG rhythms on Daily Log Sheet
• Assure EKG tracing to be of good quality; if not, work with the nurse to move leads on the patient.
• Notify patient care tech of low battery notification to ensure continuous monitoring.
• Alarm management - per alarm management protocol notification of rhythm changes to care giver.
• Alarm configuration will be maintained by monitor tech in collaboration with bedside nurse and per unit policy.
• Alarms will be on at all times.
• Provides documentation of interpreted cardiac monitor strip for patient record.
• Within one hour of admission a strip will be printed with its interpretation and sent to the patient's nurse.
• Rhythms will be documented on the patient's daily telemetry report sheet every two hours. Every four hours a rhythm strip will be printed. The monitor tech will interpret the strip and send to the unit for placement in patient's permanent record.
• Admission and Discharge of patients into the cardiac monitoring system per physicians order.

• After receiving request/order to place a patient on telemetry, the monitor tech will admit assign telemetry box to the patient and send via tube system to the unit.
• Once the telemetry box is received the patient's nurse will apply the leads and telemetry box, assuring it is the correct patient. Phone call made to monitor tech to confirm correct patient the rhythm received is satisfactory. Patient's RN phone number recorded.
• Once telemetry is discontinued the nurse will contact the monitor tech to advise them. The telemetry box is then returned to the Central Telemetry monitoring center.
• Review of 24-hour disclosure to evaluate need for continuing telemetry monitoring.
• Review of telemetry need is done every 24 hours. If the monitor tech has no documented arrhythmia's then a phone call should be made to the nurse advising a discussion should occur with the MD regarding appropriateness of telemetry order.

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Unit Clerk Job Functions:

The unit clerk facilitates non-clinical processes of communication between nursing, medical staff, patients, families and all other hospital departments. Responsible for specific assigned area and all related duties for that area. Responsible for processing orders by the physicians for nursing care management. Responsible for scheduling procedures. Responsible for preparing new admissions, transfers, and discharges for the nurse. Exercises sound judgment in making routine decisions and seeks assistance in more complex decisions. Handles confidential information appropriately.

AA/EOE

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: One location