Monitor Tech

8. Essential mental requirements

• 1. Essential sensory requirements 2. Other
• Ability to communicate effectively and document information accurately
• Ability to deal efficiently and effectively with a wide variety of individuals
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology preferred
• Basic computer knowledge is preferred
• Ability to move or lift patients and equipment
• Ability to successfully read cardiac monitor strips

11. Equipment used

Other qualifications

• 1. Exposure to hazards (body fluid exposure level)
• Level III

• 2. Age of Patient Populations Served
• Neonates 1 - 30 days
• Infants 30 days - 1 year
• Children 1 - 12 years
• Adolescents 13 - 18 years
• Adults 19 - 70 years
• Geriatrics - 70+ years
• makes new team members feel welcome and follows the chain-of-command. Meets the Time and Attendance requirement.
• Excels – Always demonstrates appreciation to fellow employees through actions and words, offers help without being asked by anticipating co-worker's needs and goes above to make new team members feel welcome. Has an excellent Time and Attendance record.

• Job specific duties and performance standards
• Below are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the position’s purpose and objectives. These are critical or fundamental to the performance of the position. They are the major functions for which the person in the position is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the position, along with the corresponding performance standards.
• Observes and reports patient's status changes in cardiac rhythm.
• Responds to telemetry alarms consistently, calls other units as needed.
• Does not leave monitoring station unattended.
• Is able to recognize lethal rhythms .
• Is able to pass rhythm strip test every two years.
• Updates patient information in telemetry log. Prints strips per policy and informs units.
• Monitors telemetry patients for appropriate orders and assures that expired telemetry's are returned or re ordered.
• Assists with patients only if someone can cover station.
• May feed, Transfers, moves and repositions patients.
• Transports patients.
• Makes occupied/unoccupied beds, only if station is covered.