Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Take control of your professional journey!

It’s important to feel valued for meaningful work. Finding healthcare employment that provides fair compensation, drama-free environments, and flexible schedules can often be frustrating. At Elite, we empower you to choose a career path that aligns with your goals and aspirations. We recognize the challenges of thriving in a role where you have little control over assignments, so we offer the opportunity to personalize your work experience. Here's how to make that possible:

1. Connect with our Recruiter
2. Select Assignments
3. Experience Professional Fulfillment

Join us and take control of your professional journey, shaping it in a way that enhances your life and meets your aspirations.

THE ROLE:

We are seeking for a Sterile Processing Technician? to join our team! This facility has a broad range of primary and specialty services and a long history of advocating for the health and well-being of patients and their families. This opportunity is designed to help you balance your work and personal life. Apply now with your resume for immediate consideration.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain clerical organization within the unit
• Competently monitor the telemetry
• Check for appropriate admission status, correct bed accommodation, and isolation status
• Monitor the telemetry system, record, interpret, and post the cardiac rhythm printout according to policy and procedure
• Immediately inform the Registered Nurse of EKG abnormalities/changes
• Maintain current information on the dry-erase boards
• Assign EKG transmitters and ensure an accurate count of telemetry EKG transmitters
• Notify appropriate management personnel of missing equipment and assist with follow-up
• Demonstrate professional and courteous telephone and call-light etiquette (per policy)
• Update the call light system with current information including patient, staff nurse, and nursing assistant names
• Refill patient charts with needed forms (e.g. Face sheets, Progress Notes)
• Assemble new charts, thin present charts, and disassemble old charts
• Monitor printer, sort, and file all patient printouts within one hour of printing
• Print the Summary of Care for all patients discharged home
• Monitor the pneumatic tube system every hour and when necessary
• Distribute papers and other materials to the appropriate place/person
• Monitor the fax machine every hour and when necessary, distribute papers appropriately
• Send test fax and verify correct send per policy before faxing documents
• Maintain an adequate amount of unit supplies
• Enter patient acuities in the computer
• Sort and file the Rounds Report
• Assist in orienting new staff to Unit Secretary-Monitor Tech job functions
• Follow up on physician pages and communicate with paging RN
• Perform other duties that are consistent with the role

Requirements:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Successful completion of a basic EKG course or passing 80% or greater on a Basic EKG challenge exam

Experience:

• One year experience as a Monitor Technician within the last 2 years

Knowledge and Skills:

• Effective communication skills in English, both orally and in writing
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in managing, prioritizing, and completing work assignments efficiently
• Proficient in cardiac arrhythmia detection and medical terminology

License/Certifications:

• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS required

Equipment:

• Telemetry Monitors and transmitters
• Computer, Printer, Fax Machine, Photocopier
• Pneumatic Tube System, Call Light System, Telephone

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Immediate start, Flexible hours,

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