Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides advanced care to a 21-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with nearly 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.

TMH is the region’s healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region’s only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, four residency programs and nearly 40 affiliated physician practices.

Your Role:

• Continuous surveillance and accurate interpretation of the electrical conduction of the heart (EKG) for an assigned group of patients admitted to any of our nine MedSurg units.
• Responsible for immediately communicating significant changes from the patients’ baseline heart rhythm or telemetry reception to appropriate nursing staff in real time.
• Successfully pass an in-depth arrythmia specific test with an 80% or better and not miss any lethal rhythms using caliper measurements.

Candidate Must Be Able to:

• Demonstrates ongoing competency to accurately interpret cardiac rhythm tracings
• Must possess perceptual speed to quickly recognize changes in monitor patterns
• Must be able to communicate in a clear and effective way in oral and written communications.
• Attentiveness to cardiac rhythms is an important skill that is a necessity for this position.
• Document  information in a complete, accurately and timely.
• Activates emergency responses based on escalation protocol
• Possesses troubleshooting skills to recognize monitoring problems, identifies probable causes, and seeks solutions to correct the problem
• Detailing pertinent patient telemetry issues to incoming shift
• Assist in orienting and training of new staff
• Answers the telephone promptly and courteously, identifying self and responding to requests.

NOTE: Rhythm Interpretation class and on-the-job training are provided. Candidates are required to test to verify proficiency.

Reports:

• Telemetry Supervisor

Supervises:

• None

Required Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Successful completion of cardiac arrhythmia interpretation program and passing an in-depth arrhythmia-specific test using caliper measurements and evaluation of rhythm changes over time using full disclosure.

Required Experience:

• No previous experience is necessary.
• Computer Skills/training

Preferred Experience:

• One (1) to two (2) years of job-related experience; must be able to recognize, evaluate, and interpret heart rhythm changes and perform the duties of a unit secretary. Computer skills/training required.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• None

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.