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RWJBarnabas Health Cardiac Arrhythmia Technician (Full-Time Day), Toms River, NJ in Toms River, New Jersey
Cardiac Arrhythmia Technician (Full-Time Day), Toms River, NJReq #:0000156960
Category:EKG/EEG Technician
Status:Full-Time
Shift:Day
Facility:Community Medical Center
Department:Telemetry Services
Location:
CMC Support, 99 Highway 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755
Job Overview:
Prepares and educates patients on telemetry transmitter, telemetry monitoring and electrocardiograms. Uses and understands the principles of growth and development to assess each patient's age-specific needs and provide age-specific treatment and care. Assists new employees in the policy and procedures of the department. Supports the philosophy, objectives, mission and vision of Community Medical Center.
Qualifications:
Required:
High school graduate or equivalent.
BLS through American Heart Association
Successful completion of all Orientation Programs
Preferred:
- Telemetry and/or successful completion of a cardiac dysrhythmia course
Scheduling Requirements: 7:00am-7:00pm
36 hours per week, 12-hour shifts
Full-Time
Day Shift
Every other weekend required. Holiday requirements as well
Essential Functions:
Demonstrates compliance when placing patient alarms in suspend and resuming alarms upon patient s return to the unit
Performs transmitter to channel number checks daily
Notifies RN of episodes of class II arrhythmias and documents appropriately
Sets high and low cardiac alarm limits and documents settings on all strips
Performs the essential functions of a telemetry runner
Recognizes class I and class II arrhythmias and notifies RN through urgent broadcast/urgent call and documents appropriately
Recognizes significance of a prolonged PR interval, widened QRS complex and prolonged QT interval
Recognizes the significance of changes in the ST/T segment: ST/T elevations and ST/T depressions
Make follow-up phone calls to all breastfeeding mothers after discharge and respond to all calls received on warm-line in a timely manner
Documents all elements required for cardiac rhythm strip interpretation
Demonstrates competency in arrhythmia interpretation
Demonstrates competency in proper application of telemetry transmitter using five lead system
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer