Cardiac Monitor TechnicianCore Orhc Competencies - Demonstrates respect for others and self. Treats all contacts with friendliness, courtesy, and respect. Shows empathy. Uses self-control in interactions with others. Provides a positive first impression. Adheres to ORHC dress code. Wears name badge. Provides proper greetings and offers assistance. Keeps work area, hospital, and grounds clean, neat, and organized. Uses positive/effective communication with patients, visitors, associates, and others. Offers a friendly greeting, initiates conversations, facilitates transitions, and remembers to say good-bye. Takes action to resolve customer complaints. Listens, acknowledges concerns, apologizes on behalf of the organization, identifies customer needs and works to meet those needs. Demonstrates integrity. Is honest in dealing with others. Ensures the privacy and confidentiality of patient and business-related information. Maintains accurate records. Reports questionable practices. Is a team player. Supports associates, sharing time and information with them. Demonstrates respect for others by offering praise, recognition, and encouragement. Takes pride in the health center. Acts as an ambassador for Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Treats ORHC equipment, supplies, and resources with care and uses them efficiently.General Summary Of Duties Cardiac Monitor Technicians are responsible for utilizing telemetry monitoring equipment to simultaneously watch several patients' heart rhythms. Technicians observe, listen, respond to alarms, identify changes, and report changes to the nursing staff. Technicians also obtain measurements from the telemetry strips, and report abnormalities to the nursing staff. On occasion, this position will require work to be performed in areas that may be accessible to pharmaceuticals. This position will not be granted access to automated dispensing machines.Duties Include But Are Not Limited To Assisting with admissions, discharges, and transfers of patients for telemetry as directed. Observe, listen, respond to alarms, identify changes, and report changes to the nursing staff. Completing documentation for the telemetry patients'. Collaborating with the nurse to prioritize care. Completing required competencies and training within assigned time frame. Exercising safe judgment in decision making and demonstrating tact and understanding when dealing with patients, team members, members of other disciplines, and the public. Demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to changes in operational practice and responding in a positive manner to constructive criticism. Demonstrating accountability by attending 100% of all mandatory in-services. Adjusting schedule to meet unit's needs. Identifying potential and ongoing department and organizational wide QI improvement opportunities, participating in processes necessary to initiate and support change. Other duties as assigned.Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Basic computer skills. Detail oriented to follow directions from nurses and doctors. Ability to learn/understand electrical cardiac conduction system. With training perform rhythm recognition and identification of abnormal cardiac rhythms.Education High school graduate or equivalent. Completion of an orientation. Completion of telemetry interpretation competency.Experience Prefer prior experience as a Monitor Tech, health care experience required.Certificate/License CNA, EMT-B, CRRT, Unit Secretary, LPN, OR RN Preferred