Transport Telemetry Technician

Transport Telemetry Techs (Part Time) Hours: Rotating with weekend requirements Technical skills:

• Interpret cardiac rhythm. Being able to identify abnormally slow or fast heart rate or an irregular cardiac rhythm, during a single heartbeat, several electrical events occur. -critical thinking/problem-solving

• Moving stable cardiac patient. (Handoff) RN to RN in-between studies.# Moving a stable rhythm patient that has a 6-8 hours normal heart at the patient base-line.

• Must pass two day course (Transport Telemetry Course). Day one-Didactic. Day two- hands on

• Vital signs. Identify pulse rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and rate of respiration of a patient.

• New employee#s Will test out (Transport Telemetry Course) in Jan or July. (Day Two- Hands On portion) -Transports patients by stretcher and wheelchair between their rooms and other service areas of the Medical Center.

• Assists nursing personnel (Passport) to prepare patients for transports, including moving and positioning patients

• Inspects stretchers and wheelchairs for readiness and cleanliness before and after patient transport (assigned stretcher) -surfaces clean, and lubricates as necessary, patient transport equipment. -participates in the training of new personnel

• Willing and readily, assist all internal and external customers as needed, looking beyond individual scope of service. -signing in and out patients

• Speaks on the telephone in a courteous, professional and service oriented manner at all times.

• Works as a self-starter. Recognizes and performs task to be completed and/or services to be provided

• Participates in quality monitoring activities

• Attends staff meetings and weekly huddles

• BLS certified #Mandated and Permissive Reporter Training required# #

Transport Telemetry Techs (Part Time)

Hours: Rotating with weekend requirements

Technical skills:

• Interpret cardiac rhythm. Being able to identify abnormally slow or fast heart rate or an irregular cardiac rhythm, during a single heartbeat, several electrical events occur.

• critical thinking/problem-solving

• Moving stable cardiac patient. (Handoff) RN to RN in-between studies. Moving a stable rhythm patient that has a 6-8 hours normal heart at the patient base-line.

• Must pass two day course (Transport Telemetry Course). Day one-Didactic. Day two- hands on

• Vital signs. Identify pulse rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and rate of respiration of a patient.

• New employee's Will test out (Transport Telemetry Course) in Jan or July. (Day Two- Hands On portion)

• Transports patients by stretcher and wheelchair between their rooms and other service areas of the Medical Center.

• Assists nursing personnel (Passport) to prepare patients for transports, including moving and positioning patients

• Inspects stretchers and wheelchairs for readiness and cleanliness before and after patient transport (assigned stretcher)

• surfaces clean, and lubricates as necessary, patient transport equipment.

• participates in the training of new personnel

• Willing and readily, assist all internal and external customers as needed, looking beyond individual scope of service.

• signing in and out patients

• Speaks on the telephone in a courteous, professional and service oriented manner at all times.

• Works as a self-starter. Recognizes and performs task to be completed and/or services to be provided

• Participates in quality monitoring activities

• Attends staff meetings and weekly huddles

• BLS certified

Mandated and Permissive Reporter Training required