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This is a dual role position which performs non-professional direct and indirect patient care activities under the supervision of a registered professional nurse. Assists in providing high quality, cost-effective care by performing delegated tasks. Provides extensive monitoring function for all cardiac monitoring function for all cardiac telemetry and hard-wire monitored patients and monitors a specified number of patients ordered pulse oximetry in a centralized location. This position also possesses a good knowledge of dysrhythmia interpretation and utilizes effective communication with multiple units nursing staff and interdisciplinary team members

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. High School diploma or equivalent

2. Successful completion of the Basic dysrhythmia course or receipt of a passing score on a basic dysrhythmia test in lieu of the entire course for experienced cardiac monitor techs.

3. To maintain employment: successful pass final comprehensive dysrhythmia exam after orientation with a score of 85% or higher yearly

4. BLS within the first 30 days of hire.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Assists in direct patient care by providing basic physical care to promote patient comfort as directed by the registered nurse.

2. Assists in all assigned patients with activities of daily living

3. Neatly and securely makes all assigned beds.

4. Maintains clean assigned, patient care areas, staff work areas and unit equipment according to departmental procedure.

5. Obtains and records assigned patient specimens on schedule.

6. Performs assigned tests such as glucose monitoring, Urine and stool. Maintains quality control testing & logs, according to department policy.

7. Obtains and records assigned patients temperatures, pulse rate, respiratory rates, blood pressure, intake and outputs, weights according to department policy

8. Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes in condition to the Registered Nurse immediately.

9. Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedures.

10. Provides total care to patient with in scope of practice (vital signs, activities of daily living)

11. During shift, keeps all hallways and work areas free of unused equipment

12. Performs cardiac monitoring for all telemetry monitored patients that are routed to the Telemetry Surveillance Center

13. Each CTA may visually monitor up to 64 patients on telemetry units.

14. Monitors, identifies changes, addresses red and yellow alarms that may be showing any abnormal heart rhythm variation and reports it to the nursing staff. Interprets and measures ecg strip and documents each patient’s rhythm every 4 hours along with any changes in rhythm that occur.

15. Maintains all documentation and logs as required, these include daily call log, Telemetry report sheets and daily telemetry log. Maintains log that indicates name of nurse and extension for wireless phone assigned, for all patient monitored on telemetry.

16. Properly enters and deletes patient information from TSC at time of admission, transfer and discharge.

17. Communicates hand-off shift reports on all monitored patients to on coming staff.

18. Keeps inventory on all monitors on all units utilizing telemetry, assigns monitors to new patients. 19. Cleans each monitor between each patient use.

20. Monitors equipment and assists with trouble shooting of malfunctioning equipment with proper notification and replaces any defective equipment and reports failures to Health Care Technology and nurse manager.

21. Courteously answers telephones, identifying self and unit at all times and relays accurate and clear messages to appropriate receiver, documenting in a timely manner.

Other duties as assigned based on individual department position needs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Heavy/hard work: work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, and walking. Handling of materials and equipment weighing up to 50lbs. Pushing/pulling cares weighing up to 200lbs. note: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35lbs. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and /or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patients and appropriate algorithms.

2. Ability to visually monitor several computer screens with multiple cardiac rhythms, pulse oximetry waveforms for sustained periods of time. (vision/hearing within normal limits)

3. Ability to sit for long periods of time.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Working closely with others and able to communicate effectively with the entire healthcare team.

2. Able to wear latex or vinyl gloves, with frequent changes and hand washing.

3. Able to tolerate working with and around noxious odors.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Demonstrates competency in the use of Safe Patient Handling Equipment

Ability to troubleshoot technology with Health Care Technology and clinical staff

2. Demonstrates basic computer knowledge and skills

3. Demonstrates good verbal and writing skills.

4. Ability to work as a cooperative, focused team player, take direction well, and display a positive attitude to work with the patients, nursing staff, and physicians. CTA should display good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task to keep track of a large number of patients.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company:

BMC Berkeley Medical Center

Cost Center:

99 BMC Nursing 2 South

Address:

2500 Hospital Drive

Martinsburg

West Virginia