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Kansas Employer Acute Care - Monitor Technologist - PT Days in Coffeyville, Kansas
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TheMonitor Technologistensures that heart monitors and associated equipment are functioning correctly, examines patient heartbeat patterns noting irregularities and reports status to the medical staff in charge of patients.\ \ JOB DUTIES
- Observe and interpret patients heart monitors checking for abnormalities, including irregular heartbeats, arrhythmias and cardiac arrest
- Attach electrodes to patients bodies and record electrical impulses from the heart to perform EKGs
- Use hospital equipment and medical technology to perform various tests on patients hearts, such as stress tests
- Recognize and respond to any abnormal conditions in patients heartbeats
- Interpret test results and report any changes in heart readings or EKGs to the Doctor or Nurse in charge of the affected patient
- Update patients records with all readings taken from the heart monitors or EKGs
- Clean and maintain heart monitors and EKG machines
- Report any necessary equipment repairs in a timely manner
- Assist with training new staff in medical monitoring systems
- Delivery exceptional patient care
TheMonitor Technologistassumes other responsibilities as assigned.\ \ JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Analytical ability to apply criteria and evaluate information to make decisions
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; and excellent interpersonal skills to team with patients and staff
- Understanding of patient care, medical terminology, coding procedures, reference tools, and appropriate clinical pharmacology for medical assistant scope
- Ability to remain calm in stressful environments
- Ability to maintain quality control standards
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
- Ability to stand, walk, talk, hear, sit; reach with arms, hands and fingers to handle and feel; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; taste and smell as demonstrated by the Occupational Performance Capacity (OPC) test and/or pre-employment physical administered by CRMC at offer