Cardiac Surveillance Tech, KSMC (on call, variable)
Job Description
The Cardiac Surveillance Technician is a member of the health care team under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse. The CST assists in the provision of care by continuous cardiac surveillance for telemetry patients. The CST provides indirect patient care by providing supportive functions to the nursing staff.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Provides continuous cardiac surveillance for telemetry patients: Maintains effective communication and collaboration with physician, staff and responsible nurse.
- Maintains current knowledge and competency in rhythm and dysrhythmia identification.
- Compiles and records data for patient record and unit purposes.
- Maintains safety in the use of all equipment.
- Teamwork - works cooperatively with co-workers and other departments for the benefit of the organization. Orients new staff to CST function.
- Performs all other related duties and activities as assigned.
Basic Qualifications: Experience
- Successfully completes EKG Arrhymia test with the grade > 90% overall and 100% lethal arrhythmias within ninty (90) days of hire.
- For on-call positions, must have six (6) months recent telemetry monitoring experience.
- High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) required
- Basic Life Support within 1 months of hire
- Ability to sit in one place for extended periods of time; manual dexterity, good visual acuity, ability to act quickly.
- Previous cardiac monitoring experience and/or successful completion of basic cardiac monitoring course.
- Demonstrates ability to recognize and interpret cardiac dyshymias.
The Cardiac Surveillance Technician is a member of the health care team under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse. The CST assists in the provision of care by continuous cardiac surveillance for telemetry patients. The CST provides indirect patient care by providing supportive functions to the nursing staff.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Provides continuous cardiac surveillance for telemetry patients: Maintains effective communication and collaboration with physician, staff and responsible nurse.
- Maintains current knowledge and competency in rhythm and dysrhythmia identification.
- Compiles and records data for patient record and unit purposes.
- Maintains safety in the use of all equipment.
- Teamwork - works cooperatively with co-workers and other departments for the benefit of the organization. Orients new staff to CST function.
- Performs all other related duties and activities as assigned.
Basic Qualifications: Experience
- Successfully completes EKG Arrhymia test with the grade > 90% overall and 100% lethal arrhythmias within ninty (90) days of hire.
- For on-call positions, must have six (6) months recent telemetry monitoring experience.
- High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) required
- Basic Life Support within 1 months of hire
- Ability to sit in one place for extended periods of time; manual dexterity, good visual acuity, ability to act quickly.
- Previous cardiac monitoring experience and/or successful completion of basic cardiac monitoring course.
- Demonstrates ability to recognize and interpret cardiac dyshymias.
About Kaiser Permanente
At Kaiser Permanente, we’re all focused on helping people and providing high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. Across our organization, we’re fiercely committed to our members, our mission, our communities, and each other. We know that each part of the Kaiser Permanente team is essential to our success. Together, we are more than 235,000 dedicated professionals working to advance Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to delivering a healthier tomorrow.
Driven by our collective passion at Kaiser Permanente, we strive to make health care more innovative and compassionate. With the wellness of our patients and our communities at heart, we work to revolutionize health and care from more than 650 locations in 8 states and D.C.
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