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Job Title

Monitor Technician - Emergency Department

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department

Ancillary Emergency Dept-Indian River Hospital

Job Code

000644

Shift

Nights

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian RiverHospital andexperience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providingoptimalfamily-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work withstate-of-the-arttechnology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Seconds count in an emergency and people count on Indian River Hospital’s EmergencyDepartment to provide high quality, compassionate care. Indian River Hospital’s Emergency Department has multi-disciplinary care teams, and the leading-edge technology needed to diagnose and treat patients effectively, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.It is also one of the busiest Emergency Rooms in the Cleveland Clinic enterprise. By joining the Emergency Department as a Monitor Technician, you will perform ongoing surveillance of patients' cardiac monitors and provideappropriate nursingstaff withtimelynotification of changes in cardiac rhythm and/or hemodynamics that couldimpactpatient condition.Here, you will work on a helpful team of compassionate caregivers while enhancing your skills through various learning opportunities. This position isalsoa great gateway to other positions withinClevelandClinic.

A caregiver in this position worksnights from6:45PM – 7:15AM, with weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

Perform ongoing surveillance of patients’ cardiac monitors, cardiacrhythmand vital signs.

Notifyappropriate nursingstaff of any changes according to clinician,providerorders and/orin accordance withdepartmental protocols.

Interpret patient cardiac/hemodynamic rhythm and document in the electronic medical record.

Answer the telephone and communicate clearly when receiving and delivering information.

Orient and mentor new caregivers, serving as a training and troubleshooting resource for the CMU and nursing units.

Provide reports for the oncoming shift.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

High School Diploma or GED

Knowledge and understanding of basic patient care activities through formal training program in Allied Health or a healthcare field (e.g., Nursing, Medical Assisting, EMT or a similar field) OR one year of patient care experience in a hospital, nursinghomeor healthcare setting

Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy/physiology,computerand typing skills

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Completion of EKG/Cardiac Monitoring Course

Experience as a Monitor Technician

Demonstrated skill in recognizing abnormal cardiac rhythms

Physical Requirements:

Ability to work in a fast paced environment under moderate pressure, multi-task with accuracy to keep track of a large number of patients and requires long periods of sitting and watching a computer monitors.
Visual acuity for observing cardiac monitor data.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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