Monitor Tech-Health Unit Coord Continuing Care FT Days
US-KY-LEXINGTON
commonspirit_careers
Req #: 449317
Type: Day
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Overview: Welcome to Continuing Care Hospital, a 25-bed long-term acute care hospital located inside CHI Saint Joseph Hospital. Continuing Care Hospital is recognized as a 12-time winner of the Kentucky Hospital Association Quality award and a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky. CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states. Responsibilities: As a Monitor Tech, you will be responsible for continuous observation and analysis of patients' cardiac rhythms to detect and report changes. Every day you will meticulously monitor EKG strips, identify arrhythmias, measure intervals, and promptly communicate critical findings to nursing staff and healthcare providers, ensuring accurate documentation. To be successful, you will demonstrate sharp observational skills, a thorough understanding of cardiac rhythms, and the ability to act quickly and precisely under pressure, crucial for patient safety and timely intervention. * Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff. * Monitors and records vital signs. * Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs. * Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output. * Obtains and records daily weight. * Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter. Qualifications: Required * High School GED, upon hire or * High School Graduate, upon hire * Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire Preferred * 2 yrs exp
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