Telemetry Technician, Full Time TMT, Nights, Cardiac & Vascular

Department Overview

We are the Cardiovascular Intermediate Care Unit for OHSU. Our primary patient populations include post-open heart surgery (CABG, heart transplants, VAD, valve replacement, etc.), medical cardiology (ACS, NSTEMI/STEMI, heart failure, etc.) and pre- and post-op vascular surgery (PAD/PVD, vascular bypass, etc.). Our primary teams are Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Cardiology, and we collaborate with PT/OT, Dietitians, Social Work, Case Management, Speech Therapists and other members of the multidisciplinary health care team to provide exceptional care for our patients. Our unit is a conceptually contiguous Cardiovascular Intermediate Care unit with 30 beds on 11KPV and 12 beds on OHS 7C. In addition, we maintain the organization's centralized telemetry monitoring program on 11K (providing remote telemetry monitoring for adult and pediatric acute care units at KPV, South Hospital, Center for Health and Healing (CHH) and Doernbecher Hospitals). The 11K Monitor Technician (MT)-HUC is part of the health care team, providing support as the telemetry technician and Health Unit Coordinator. The MT assists nursing staff through constant observation of the telemetry monitoring system.

Pay Range: $21.23 - $28.70 per hour

Function/Duties of Position

Telemetry Monitoring:

Constantly observes rhythms in the central telemetry monitoring system

Provides documentation per OHSU telemetry monitoring standards

Documents rhythm strips at start of every shift & PRN changes in rhythms

Directly communicates any rhythm changes to assigned RN or unit charge nurse

Cleans and stores telemetry monitoring equipment in accordance with OHSU policies

Accurately maintains patient information in Philips system

Notifies appropriate personnel of any telemetry equipment needs or maintenance issues

Completes required annual telemetry competency

Fulfills responsibility to the organization through performance that promotes Service Excellence

Performs within current applicable policies including standards of the Patient Care Services Division

Adheres to all aspects of the OHSU Code of Conduct

Reception Responsibilities:

Promotes and portrays a professional image and maintains positive guest relations when interacting, greeting, and providing information to staff, patients, family members, visitors, physicians and the general public

Promotes the OHSU service excellence model

Reports customer service concerns to the nurse manager, charge nurse, or NPEC

Initiates and processes phone calls, fax’s, pages and take messages as requested

Participates in documentation, collection, and collating of data for quality improvement

Identify and facilitate ideas for improving efficiency of unit operations

Maintains the telemetry monitoring area in a clean and orderly fashion, assuring appropriate supplies are readily available

Support for Unit Operations:

Acts in a supportive capacity for declared emergency procedures

Directly communicates with charge or assigned nurse of new orders, stat orders

Acts as adjunct support hospital unit coordinator (HUC)

Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent

ECG monitoring experience and/or previous ECG interpretation course

Completion of the OHSU rhythm interpretation exam

AND (if hired) completion of OHSU rhythm interpretation trainings by end of orientation.

Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills and knowledge of medical terminology.

Demonstrated effective communication skills.

Demonstrated collaboration & team work skills.

Ability to perform the job duties with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

Current allied health science student with completion of a medical-surgical clinical rotation. Paramedic, EMT, or military medic experience.

One (1) year experience as Telemetry Tech in an acute care facility.

Telemetry certification

EMT certification C

Current unencumbered Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.

All are welcome

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Regular Part-Time