Ward Clerk/ Monitor Tech

Job Summary

The Ward Clerk/Monitor Tech is responsible for interpreting and monitoring the patient's cardiac rhythm status. Provides a variety of clerical duties relating to the updating and organization of information on the unit as well as directing the flow of communication between other units and departments.

Licensure & Certification

• Current BLS provider card

• Certification in Telemetry Monitoring Course required

Education

• High School graduate, GED or equivalent.

• Medical terminology course completion preferred

Experience

• Previous experience in comparable position highly desired

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Organizational skills

• Proficient reading, writing, grammar and math skills

• Knowledge of medical terminology

• Basic computer skills

Physical Demands - Clerical/Administrative Patient Care:

• Frequent sitting and standing/walking with frequent position change.

• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and chest level.

• Occasional/intermittent reaching at or above shoulder level.

• Occasional/intermittent bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, twisting, and climbing.

• Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.

• Continuous use of near vision, hearing and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls, interacting with customers and co-workers and performing job duties.

Key for Physical Demands

Continuous

66 to 100% of the time

Frequent

33 to 65% of the time

Occasional

0 to 32% of the time