Tech Monitor |UF Health North | Days | Part time
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UF Health
Jacksonville, FL, US
Summary
The monitor technician continuously observes EKG rhythms and seizure activity to identify changes in patient status. They are responsible for documenting findings, notifying nursing staff of critical events, and maintaining specialized monitoring equipment.
Job Description
Overview
Location: UF Health North
15255 Max Leggett Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32218
Schedule: Varies | 7:00am-7:00pm (24hrs. per week)
Employment Type: Part-Time
An Excellent Opportunity to Join a World Class System!
- As part of the University of Florida, it is a hub for research and advanced medical training
- It provides extensive specialized services, including cardiovascular services, and emergency care
- Excellent opportunity for growth
Responsibilities
In this the role the Monitor Technician/Epilepsy Monitoring (EMU) will perform the following job duties:
- Continuously monitors EKG rhythms.
- Recognizes dysrhythmias.
- Immediately notifies the nurse of pertinent changes in the patient's heart rate and rhythm.
- Produces rhythm strips for telemetry patients.
- Inventories and maintains equipment for both the main monitor bank and individual patient units.
- Continuously observes all patients on EMU therapy.
- Recognizes different types of seizure activity and documents it accordingly.
- Notifies the RN of any seizure activity.
- Maintains EMU equipment in the EMU room.
Qualifications
Education
Required: GED or High School Diploma
Preferred: PCA, Medic Corpsman, or a nursing student having completed the first clinical rotation successfully
Licensure/Certifications/Training
Required: Must successfully complete an EKG/Dysrhythmia course within 90 days of hire and within 6 months of hire, must attend unit-based courses relative to specialized area.
Experience
Required: Less than one year of related experience
Preferred: One year or more working in a healthcare environment as a monitor technician
Necessary Skills
- Basic medical terminology
- Knowledge of standard precautions, recognizing obvious job related emergencies
- An awareness of ethical and legal responsibilities as they relate to the job
- Ability to read EKG arrhythmias
- Demonstrates the essential knowledge necessary to effectively monitor patients for seizure activity connected to an Epilepsy Monitor (EMU)
University of Florida Health is a world-class academic health center in Florida, encompassing hospitals, physician practices, colleges, centers, institutes, programs and services across northeast and north-central Florida.
UF Health represents the shared vision and commitment to patient care excellence of more than 22,000 employees of the University of Florida Health Science Center and UF Health Shands health care system.
Founded
1958
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Gainesville, FL
University of Florida Health is a world-class academic health center in Florida, encompassing hospitals, physician practices, colleges, centers, institutes, programs and services across northeast and north-central Florida.
UF Health represents the shared vision and commitment to patient care excellence of more than 22,000 employees of the University of Florida Health Science Center and UF Health Shands health care system.
Founded
1958
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Gainesville, FL
