Job Overview The University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank Campus is looking for a passionate and hardworking Nursing Monitor Technician to join our Cardiology unit! Our 38-bed unit cares for patients with heart conditions, heart and lung transplants, surgeries, chest pains, heart failures and rhythm issues. This position works a .7FTE (56 hours per 2 week pay period). These are are 8 hour shifts, rotating evening and overnight shifts (evening-3pm-11:30pm and overnight 11pm-7:30am) with every other weekend rotation. This position is responsible for: • Observing central cardiac monitor and interpreting EKG rhythm strips • Reporting changes in rhythm, rate and regularity of configuration to facilitate prompt nursing assessment • Accurately measuring PR, QRS, QT intervals on each rhythm Q 8 hours and PRN • Accurately interpreting arrhythmia's (Heart Block, Sinus Bradycardia, Junctional rhythms, SVT, A-fib, A-flutter) • Accurately recognizing and immediately reporting life threatening arrhythmia's (VT, VF, asystole) to the nurse • Initiating appropriate action in crisis or emergency situations • Escalating all concerns promptly and according to the escalation pathway • Demonstrating proper use and maintenance of monitoring equipment to facilitate optimum working conditions • Setting and maintaining alarms of monitor • Anticipating the need to place alarms in and out of suspension • Stating the need for alarms when patient is attached to the cardiac monitor • Identifying and reporting defective equipment immediately to appropriate repair services ( Bio-med) • Follow through on defective equipment • Notifiying management of ongoing problems • Anticipating and ordering supplies as needed • Independently seeking to identify and correct reasons for poor quality EKG tracings Required Qualifications: • Basic Life Support • Basic ECG training, reading and interpretation at time of hire or within 30 days -OR- • NST for minimum of one year on Cardiac Telemetry PCU - OR – • Nursing Student with successful completion of one year Preferred Qualifications: • Completion of formal Medical Assistant, EMT, Nursing Assistant or other formal health science education program • 1+ years related health care experience • Formal ECG training • ECG Certification Additional Requirements (must be obtained or completed within a period of time): • Successful completion of Basic ECG interpretation class within 30 days of hire and annual ECG tes Benefit Overview https://www.fairview.org/benefits/afscme EEO Statement EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status