Cardiac Monitor Associate

Your job is more than a job.

On the front line of heart health care, as a Cardiac Monitor Associate, your training has prepared you and compassion motivates you. Observing, listening, and detecting, you're amazed by the heart and the technology that keeps it going.   

Spotting that “needle in a haystack” comes in handy as you analyze data and detect outliers from your patients' cardiac monitors, documenting and reporting abnormal patterns, addressing telemetry equipment issues, and maintaining supplies.  

Technology without heart is just an empty canvas. You love being the artist that completes the picture and makes a difference in patients’ lives every day. And we love that you about you. 

Your experiences, your knowledge, your skills, your empathy, your compassion, and your personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this essential nursing support role. 
 
Your Everyday

• Observe cardiac monitor for proper waveform on each telemetry patient, prevent the loss of signal and ensure accurate capture of potential cardiac events.

• Assign telemetry transmitter patients and assist the staff in establishing/maintaining electrode placement using proper skin preparation.

• Select the lead for monitoring and ensure an acceptable tracing, check battery function/replacement batteries.

• Identify and notify the nursing staff of baseline cardiac rate and rhythm, document with a rhythm strip, investigate loss of signal or apparent lead disconnection with the nursing staff.

• Provide continuous surveillance of cardiac rhythm in accordance with the algorithm established in the central monitoring policy, notify the staff nurse of a rhythm change, activate the rapid response or code blue team, as indicated.

• Maintain rhythm strips, monitoring logs in accordance with the central cardiac monitoring policy and as evidence by random audits of the logbooks.

• Interpret EKG by analyzing and recording atrial and ventricular rates and rhythms.

• Participate in unit initiatives and quality improvement.

• Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient. 

• Contribute to the team by assisting others without being asked.

The Must-Haves 
 
Minimum:

• High School Diploma/GED 

• Completion of cardiac monitor training course or 1 year experience as an EKG tech or monitoring cardiac rhythms 

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification (CPR, BLS)  

WORK SHIFT:

Nights (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+. Learn more about University Medical Center’s legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart. 
• Give people a reason to smile. 
• Put a little love in your work. 
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.  
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. 
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. 
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. 
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. 
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Simple things make the difference.

1.To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.

2.To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background. 

3.To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.

4.To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.