What are the responsibilities and job description for the Monitor Technician position at Mount Sinai Medical Center?
Monitor Technician
As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy in high-quality health care.
Since 1949, Mount Sinai Medical Center has remained committed to providing access to its diverse community. In delivering an unmatched level of clinical expertise, our medical center is committed to recruiting and training top healthcare workers from across the country. We offer the latest in advanced medicine, technology, and comfort in 12 facilities across Miami-Dade (including our 674-bed main campus facility) and Monroe Counties, with 38 medical services, including cancer care, 24 / 7 emergency care, orthopedics, cardiovascular care, and more. Mount Sinai takes pride in being South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital,dedicated to continuing the training of the next generation of medical pioneers.
Culture of Caring : The Sinai Way
Our hardworking, tight-knit community of more than 4,000 dedicated employees fosters an environment of care and compassion. Each member plays a vital role in our collective mission to deliver excellent healthcare through innovation, education, and research. At Mount Sinai, we take pride in our achievements, aiming to be a beacon of quality healthcare in South Florida. We welcome all healthcare professionals to join our thriving community and contribute to our pursuit for clinical excellence.
Position Responsibilities
- Gives / accepts shift report to provide accurate and current patient information with each shift change
- Assists with the answering of unit telephones, patient call lights and / or visitor inquiries in a professional and courteous manner
- Keeps assigned work area neat and clean at all times
- Provides for the safe and proper disposal of monitor batteries
- Pulls six (6) seconds strips every four (4) hours - or as often as needed, with documentation of rate and rhythm to capture arrhythmias and / or changes in the patient's rhythm
- Immediately reports any change to the charge nurse
- Ensures patient's safety by accurately identifying patient's name and room number on post strips
- Ensures that central screens are monitored at all times
- Facilitates proper utilization of telemetry by alerting the charge nurse of missing orders and / or prolonged monitoring of stable rhythms
- Immediately informs Biomedical Engineering of any malfunctioning equipment and maintains appropriate records of repair
- Communicates and coordinates with environmental services when area needs cleaning and / or dead battery receptacle is in need of emptying
- Cooperates in temporary reassignment to other units / tasks when necessary to meet patient care needs
- Assists in orientation of new staff members
- Keeps alarms on at all times with appropriate high and low settings
- Assures that the assigned telemetry box is on the assigned patient; knows location of all unit transmitter boxes and includes in change of shift report
- Knows location of all monitored patients at all times
- Understands normal parameters for safe monitoring of patient (newborn, infant, children, adolescent, adult and geriatric) and collaborates with the charge nurse for individual settings
- Changes batteries and / or leads of patient monitoring devices as needed
- Informs Registered Nurse if leads need to be changed on patient
- Cleans telemetry packs when patient is discharged
- Suspends alarms when patient leaves the unit and resumes as patient returns
- Willingly participates in educational opportunities
Benefits :
We believe in the physical and mental well-being of our employees and are committed to offering comprehensive benefits that fit their personal needs. Our robust employee benefits package includes :
