What are the responsibilities and job description for the Telemetry Tech & Health Unit Coordinator position at Aurora Health Care?
Major Responsibilities
- Responsible for maintaining constant surveillance on the telemetry monitors.
- Responsible for promptly notifying the Registered Nurse with any changes in the patients heart rhythm.
- Records patient's heart rhythm hourly and as changes occur.
- Runs telemetry strips for the Registered Nurse based on policy and procedure.
- Notifies nursing staff promptly when there is an interruption in the telemetry signal.
- Provides daily inventory to maintain the correct number of transmitters and lead wires.
- Handles confidential information on a regular basis, usually of a medical nature (diagnosis, etc.).
- None Required.
- High School Graduate.
- No experience required.
- Successful completion of telemetry education and competency completion within 6 - 12 weeks of hire. Must maintain competency thereafter.
- Excellent written and oral communications.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to set priorities.
- Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
- Must have functional speech, hearing and vision.
- May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical and radiation hazards.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
Salary : $21 - $31