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Mississippi Employer Unit Secretary/Monitor Tech in Laurel, Mississippi
Demonstrates Competency in the Following Areas:
Consistently demonstrates required duties when providing patient care as evidenced by:
- Accurately identifying normal and abnormal EKG rhythm strips.
- Notifying nursing personnel of EKG changes.
- Notifying appropriate nursing personnel of patient requests.
- Remain composed, reassuring and able to provide direction during emergency situations, STAT requests and orders: functioning as a calming influence and stable factor on the nursing unit.
Consistently demonstrates appropriate quantity of work as evidenced by:
- Promptly post EKG strips on routine basis.
- Completing all assigned duties.
- Demonstrating the ability to adapt to changes in the workload as required in view of patient census fluctuations and staffing levels; always using time productively.
- Participate in quality measures as indicated in performance dashboard results.
- Being responsible for the completion of all daily clerical work assignments by the end of the assigned shift, without interference to the quality of work.
- Regularly performing well in an emergency situation under the direction of RN; demonstrating knowledge and planned use of emergency procedures.
- Consistently demonstrate a willingness to help out on the work that needs to be done; being willing to stay late to finish patient care responsibilities.
Demonstrate through work performed a knowledge of policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department as evidenced by:
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of EKG rhythms, both normal and abnormal.
- Knowing responsibilities in a cardiac arrest.
- Demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of EKG monitoring and telemetry systems.
Demonstrating attendance and reliability as evidenced by: Willing to adjust personal schedule in case of a real department need (work late, work extra shift).
- Rotating shifts as required including weekends and holidays.