Under the direction of the Nurse Manager closely monitors changes in EKG patterns of the designated patients placed on telemetry monitoring. This is a technical position with no supervisory responsibilities.
Monitors/visualizes patient’s EKG rhythm relative to predetermined parameters using the telemetry monitoring equipment.
1. Describe responsibility:
Documents patient’s rhythm, reports on patient’s cardiac activity, and furnishes recording of changes as requested.
2. Describe responsibility:
Notifies appropriate professional staff, RN, attending, house staff physician, of any changes in EKG pattern of a patient(s).
3. Describe responsibility:
Input, update, and retrieve information to/from the telemetry monitoring equipment.
4. Describe responsibility:
Observe screen of cardiac monitor and listens for alarm to identify abnormal variation in heart rhythm.
5. Describe responsibility:
Notifies appropriate nursing and Biomedical Engineering personnel of any telemetry equipment malfunction.
6. Describe responsibility:
Maintain inventory of supplies for telemetry equipment
7. Describe responsibility:
Carries out activities to ensure the appropriate, accurate and safe functioning of equipment.
High school or GED required
BCLS
One (1) year experience in hospital setting and patient care capacity
Attendance in a Telemetry course preferred
EKG Technician Training or equivalent
Prior telemetry experience or EKG experience
BronxCare is the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health and teaching hospital system serving the South and Central Bronx, with 859 beds and more than 4,500 employees. Its two main hospital divisions, comprehensive psychiatric and chemical dependency programs, long-term care facility, and extensive outpatient network of 39 practices are providing the wide range of services needed by the community. BronxCare is now among the largest providers of outpatient services in New York City, with close to 750,000 visits annually. Its ER is among the largest in the nation with 127,000 visits annually.
In 2023, BronxCare received full accreditation from the Joint Commission, the leading accrediting authority for hospitals in the nation. Its medical school affiliation with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and clinical collaboration with the Mount Sinai Health System, as well as 16 accredited residency and fellowship programs, are strong indicators of excellence. BronxCare’s outpatient practices are also certified as a Level Three Patient-Centered Medical Home (the highest designation) by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
As an engine for positive change, BronxCare has infused more than $400 million into the Bronx economy, including a new Pediatric Specialty Center and Ophthalmology Practice, among numerous other capital projects. A new 33-bed Medical-Surgical Unit at the Concourse Hospital Division and 20-bed Adult Psychiatric Unit at the Fulton Hospital Division will increase inpatient capacity to 912 beds, further reinforcing BronxCare’s ability to address the significant needs of the Bronx community.
BronxCare is also modernizing its Inpatient Maternity and Labor and Delivery Units, as well as its Women’s Health Center and Neurology Suite, to improve the patient experience. Additionally, BronxCare’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Center Practice at 174th Street will be opening.
