Central Monitoring Tech-Per Diem-Night 12

<div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better. </span></i></div></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">Job summary: </span></strong></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">This position performs duties remotely in a central monitoring unit and is responsible for the continuous monitoring, interpretation, communication, and documentation of video EEG tracings, cardiac rhythms and rhythm components. Population served is based on the scope of services in the department.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">Essential Responsibilities</span></strong></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">1. Assists with initiating and discontinuing EKG and EEG monitoring.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">2. Monitors, reviews and logs patient information including, cardiac rhythm or rhythm component changes, cardiac rhythm variances and EEG video tracings to determine baseline & variances.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">3. Notifies nursing staff when leads are off or of incorrect lead placement. Assists staff with patient skin preparation and correct lead placement as necessary.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">4. Notifies Registered Nurse of cardiac rhythm or rhythm component changes, and cardiac rhythm variances that indicate myocardial ischemia or acute myocardial infarction. If primary RN is not available, escalates using appropriate chain of command.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">5. Notifies Registered Nurse of video EEG tracing changes. If primary RN is not available, escalates using appropriate chain of command.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">6. Identifies and troubleshoots routine technical problems with the central monitoring system & initiates biomedical repairs as necessary.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">7. Maintains all telemetry and EMU equipment and supplies inventory.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">8. Documents patient periods off EEG or telemetry for showers, tests, and procedures.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">9. Analyzes cardiac rhythm and records measurements, calculations, & interpretation of patient record in accordance with established protocols.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">10. Interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">11. Reports to RN/ MD irregularities noted on video EEG.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">12. Utilizes available equipment knowledgeably and effectively; reports malfunctions and other potentially hazardous situations to charge nurse/nurse manager.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">13. Prepares EEG reports as directed</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">14. Interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">15. Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Values.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">16. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">17. Performs other duties as required.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">Education and Experience Requirements:</span></strong></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">· High School Diploma or equivalent</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">· Successful completion of dysrhythmia recognition course upon hire or obtained within the employment probationary period.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">· Successful completion of cardiac monitoring examination and EEG competency examination.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">· PREFER: Cardiac monitoring experience.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">· PREFER: One (1) year of acute patient care experience.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:</span></strong></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">· Maintains current knowledge of the technical operation of the central monitoring station.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">· Annually completes online arrythmia recognition course with 90% minimum.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></strong></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">License, Registration, or Certification Requirements:</span></strong></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;">· Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.</span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;overflow: visible;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;">Education: HS GRAD/EQUIVALENT</div><p>Working Conditions:</p><p>Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity</p><p>Occupational: Some occupational risk</p><p>Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force</p><p>Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.</p><p>Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center</p><p>Org Unit: 1608</p><p>Department: Nursing Monitor Techs</p><p>Exempt: No</p><p>Salary Range: $25.57 Hourly</p>

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