**It's more than a career, it's a calling.** MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles **Worker Type:** Regular **Job Summary:** Ensures continuous monitoring of cardiac rhythms by observing cardiac monitors; maintains all records and reports of rhythm strips in accordance with the established nursing standards and procedures. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES + Runs strip at time of admission, every 4 hours, and with any rhythm change. + Measures PR, QRS, and QT and interprets rhythm accurately when a strip is run. + Each strip is signed with first initial, full last name and position. + Tubes completed rhythm verification form to appropriate unit in a timely manner. Posts strips on telemetry log for all units. + Notifies appropriate unit and staff for any changes in baseline rhythm, including heart rate, or potentially lethal rhythms in adults or children according to protocol. + Ensures that alarms are on at all times and set at appropriate limits for adults and children according to protocol. + Notifies appropriate staff when electrodes or batteries need to be checked, replaced or changed. + Demonstrates awareness of the effect certain procedures or medications have on a patient’s rhythm. + Runs continuous strip for sustained VT, V-fib, asystole and bradycardia less than 40 per minute until code team arrives or otherwise notified. + Maintains telemetry logs, current patient information, does transmitter/SPO2 inventory per shift, and telemetry charges. + Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. + Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION + High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience EXPERIENCE + No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. + Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Frequent keyboard use/data entry. + Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Rare climbing. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS + None **Work Shift:** Day Shift (United States of America) **Job Type:** Employee **Department:** 3014000002 SJ-SC Monitor Techs **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 24 _SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)_