Telemetry Attendant - Louis A Weiss Memorial Medical Center, LLC

Weiss Memorial Hospital has been serving Chicago’s North Side and surrounding communities providing excellent health care services for over 60 years. We are a 236-bed, Joint Commission-accredited facility providing a full range of health care services to meet the needs of our diverse community. We have grown to better serve our community to include more than 450 doctors representing 42 medical specialties and more than 800 employees, all committed to providing you with personalized care. We are looking for exceptional people who share our mission and values to join our team!

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for integrating information on the monitoring network and communicating to the Medical – Nursing staff by observation and interpretation of patient’s ECG rhythm patterns, ST segment analysis with review and editing capabilities in accordance with the established policies/protocols and nursing standards. 

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma
• Able to communicate effectively using written and verbal English.
• Current BLS
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Qualifications:
  • Certified as EMT-P, preferred or;
  • Successful completion of accredited EKG Technician Program, preferred or;
  • Certified as CNA, preferred
• Ability to respond quickly in an emergency. Desire to work within a comprehensive healthcare team. 

JOB DUTIES

• Demonstrates the WMH Customer Service Values, which are key in providing quality service to patients and customers. *
• Demonstrates ability to communicate and collaborate with other members of the health care team to resolve patient care and monitoring issues and enhance care delivery. *
• Demonstrates the ability to interpret, communicate and document patient normal and abnormal  rhythm information correctly and takes the proper action by adhering to the reporting and monitoring guidelines and protocols in place.*
• Completes the log  for all reported rhythm change and/or leads off/ battery issues and escelation as per the standards.  *
• Test alarms function and patient rhythm for each monitored patient as per standard and document in the appropriate log.
• Performs all operational functions necessary to maintain the Universal Clinical Workstation Monitor equipment.*
• Aids in the ability to monitor and care for telemetry equipment. *
• Successful completion of Department orientation and yearly completion of ECG Rhythm Competency test
• Demonstrate knowledge of leads functions and application, able to make recommendations for best monitoring based on patient presentation
• Report any telemetry related malfunctions to the charge nurse, NAC and Biomedical engineer on-call
• Record/print and save cardiac rhythm strips as per the standard.
• Remains at the station until relieved by the change nurse or designee. Perform hand off
• Recognize own limitations and ask for assistance appropriately.
• Be able to prioritize issues. Understand and adhere to the chain of command
• Collaborate with RNs in the monitored areas during admission, transfer and discharge of patient to ensure monitoring.

Weiss Memorial Hospital provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.