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| 2 | JOB SUMMARY The Monitor Technician provides continuous remote observation of cardiac telemetry and p | ||||
| > | ulse-oximetry for adult patients across transitional care and acute care inpatient units throughout | ||||
| > | the Health System. Working within a fast-paced, high-acuity centralized telemetry environment, the M | ||||
| > | onitor Technician plays an important role in patient safety through the early detection and timely r | ||||
| > | eporting of cardiac arrhythmias, potentially life-threatening rhythms, and oxygen desaturations. The | ||||
| > | Monitor Technician continuously observes patient monitoring systems, recognizes and identifies chan | ||||
| > | ges in cardiac rhythms and oxygen saturation, and promptly communicates significant findings to appr | ||||
| > | opriate nursing staff. Responsibilities include obtaining, analyzing, and interpreting cardiac rhyth | ||||
| > | m strips each shift and whenever significant rhythm changes occur. The Monitor Technician works coll | ||||
| > | aboratively with telemetry nurses and nursing staff across multiple inpatient units and campuses to | ||||
| > | support effective communication, timely clinical response, and continuity of patient monitoring. Usi | ||||
| > | ng state-of-the-art telemetry technology, the Monitor Technician contributes to around-the-clock cen | ||||
| > | tralized monitoring for a large and diverse adult inpatient population while maintaining accuracy, a | ||||
| > | ttentiveness, professionalism, and teamwork in a highly dynamic environment. Responsible for maintai | ||||
| > | ning the knowledge and skills essential to the performance of behaviors described in this job descri | ||||
| > | ption, and is accountable to the administrative nurse. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The Monitor Technician provides continuous remote observation of cardiac telemetry and pulse-oximet |
| > | ry for adult patients across transitional care and acute care inpatient units throughout the Health | ||||
| > | System. Working within a fast-paced, high-acuity centralized telemetry environment, the Monitor Tech | ||||
| > | nician plays an important role in patient safety through the early detection and timely reporting of | ||||
| > | cardiac arrhythmias, potentially life-threatening rhythms, and oxygen desaturations. | ||||
| 5 | REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: 1. Graduation from High School or equivalent. 2. Co | 4 | |||
| > | mpletion of an EKG Interpretation course. 3. Minimum 6 months of recent inpatient telemetry monitori | ||||
| > | ng experience. 4. Proficiency in independent EKG interpretation. 5. Excellent verbal and written ski | ||||
| > | lls. Must be well organized and detail oriented with the ability to work independently and under pre | ||||
| > | ssure. 6. Ability to work effectively within a team. 7. Basic computer key board skills and general | ||||
| > | PC knowledge. PREFERRED: 1. Experience in medical centralized telemetry setting. 2. 1 year or above | ||||
| > | recent inpatient telemetry monitoring experience. 3. Knowledge and experience working with Philips, | ||||
| > | GE, and/or Masimo physiological monitors. LIVING PRIDE STANDARDS Service Excellence - Demonstrates s | ||||
| > | ervice excellence by following the Everyday PRIDE Guide with the UCSF Medical Center standards and e | ||||
| > | xpectations for communication and behavior. These standards and expectations convey specific behavio | ||||
| > | r associated with the Medical Center’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Ex | ||||
| > | cellence, and provide guidance on how we communicate with patients, visitors, faculty, staff, and st | ||||
| > | udents, virtually everyone, every day and with every encounter. These standards include, but are not | ||||
| > | limited to: personal appearance, acknowledging and greeting all patients and families, introduction | ||||
| > | s using AIDET, managing up, service recovery, managing delays and expectations, phone standards, ele | ||||
| > | ctronic communication, team work, cultural sensitivity and competency. - Uses effective communicatio | ||||
| > | n skills with patients and staff; demonstrates proper telephone techniques and etiquette; acts as an | ||||
| > | escort to any patient or family member needing directions; shows sensitivity to differences of cult | ||||
| > | ure; demonstrates a positive and supportive manner in which patients / families/ colleagues perceive | ||||
| > | interactions as positive and supportive. Exhibits team work skills to positively acknowledge and re | ||||
| > | cognize other colleagues, and uses personal experiences to model and teach Living PRIDE standards. - | ||||
| > | Exhibits tact and professionalism in difficult situations according to PRIDE Values and Practices - | ||||
| > | Demonstrates an understanding of and adheres to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and | ||||
| > | procedures related to Protected Health Information (PHI) or other sensitive and personal informatio | ||||
| > | n. - Demonstrates an understanding of and adheres to safety and infection control policies and proce | ||||
| > | dures. - Assumes accountability for improving quality metrics associated with department/unit and me | ||||
| > | eting organizational/departmental targets. Work Environment - Keeps working areas neat, orderly and | ||||
| > | clutter-free, including the hallways. Adheres to cleaning processes and puts things back where they | ||||
| > | belong. Removes and reports broken equipment and furniture. - Picks up and disposes of any litter fo | ||||
| > | und throughout entire facility. - Posts flyers and posters in designated areas only; does not post o | ||||
| > | n walls, doors or windows. - Knows where the Environment of Care Manual is kept in department; corre | ||||
| > | cts or reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate departments. - Protects the physical environment | ||||
| > | and equipment from damage and theft. OTHER FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Performs other duties a | ||||
| > | s assigned. | ||||
| 5 | The Monitor Technician continuously observes patient monitoring systems, recognizes and identifies | ||||
| > | changes in cardiac rhythms and oxygen saturation, and promptly communicates significant findings to | ||||
| > | appropriate nursing staff. Responsibilities include obtaining, analyzing, and interpreting cardiac r | ||||
| > | hythm strips each shift and whenever significant rhythm changes occur. | ||||
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| 7 | The Monitor Technician works collaboratively with telemetry nurses and nursing staff across multipl | ||||
| > | e inpatient units and campuses to support effective communication, timely clinical response, and con | ||||
| > | tinuity of patient monitoring. Using state-of-the-art telemetry technology, the Monitor Technician c | ||||
| > | ontributes to around-the-clock centralized monitoring for a large and diverse adult inpatient popula | ||||
| > | tion while maintaining accuracy, attentiveness, professionalism, and teamwork in a highly dynamic en | ||||
| > | vironment. | ||||
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| 9 | Responsible for maintaining the knowledge and skills essential to the performance of behaviors desc | ||||
| > | ribed in this job description, and is accountable to the administrative nurse. | ||||