Telemonitor Technician - No Experience Required - SSM Health : Job Details

**It's more than a career, it's a calling.**OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City**Worker Type:**Regular**Job Summary:**Ensures continuous monitoring of cardiac rhythms by observing cardiac monitors; maintains all records and reports of rhythm strips in accordance with the established nursing standards and procedures.**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES+ Runs strip at time of admission, every 4 hours, and with any rhythm change.+ Measures PR, QRS, and QT and interprets rhythm accurately when a strip is run.+ Each strip is signed with first initial, full last name and position.+ Tubes completed rhythm verification form to appropriate unit in a timely manner. Posts strips on telemetry log for all units.+ Notifies appropriate unit and staff for any changes in baseline rhythm, including heart rate, or potentially lethal rhythms in adults or children according to protocol.+ Ensures that alarms are on at all times and set at appropriate limits for adults and children according to protocol.+ Notifies appropriate staff when electrodes or batteries need to be checked, replaced or changed.+ Demonstrates awareness of the effect certain procedures or medications have on a patient's rhythm.+ Runs continuous strip for sustained VT, V-fib, asystole and bradycardia less than 40 per minute until code team arrives or otherwise notified.+ Maintains telemetry logs, current patient information, does transmitter/SPO2 inventory per shift, and telemetry charges.+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.+ Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION+ High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experienceEXPERIENCE+ No experience requiredPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.+ Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.+ Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.+ Frequent keyboard use/data entry.+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.+ Rare climbing.REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS+ None**Work Shift:**Night Shift (United States of America)**Job Type:**Employee**Department:**301####### Central Monitor Station**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**40**Benefits:**SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.+ **Paid Parental Leave** **:** we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).+ **Flexible Payment Options:** our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.+ **Upfront Tuition Coverage** : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.Explore All Benefits ( Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (