At Kindred Healthcare, our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) is a healthcare services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with annual revenues of over $4 billion. At March 31, 2008, Kindred through its subsidiaries provided healthcare services in 646 locations in 40 states. Kindred’s 52,900 employees are committed to providing high quality patient care and outstanding customer service to become the most trusted and respected provider of healthcare services in every community we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Drug Free Workplace. Kindred Hospital offers significant opportunities for growth and career advancement. This is an amazing opportunity to join Kindred Hospital and gain experience as a Monitor Technician.

You will continuously monitor the cardiac function of patients on telemetry, providing an accurate interpretation of the rhythm and promptly notifying the nursing staff of any significant findings or changes. Perform clerical and receptionist duties.

Responsibilities:

• Print and interpret rhythm strips every eight hours and place in patient's chart each shift; alert nursing personnel of rhythm changes or new occurrences and obtain a graphic tracing for each
• Accountable for alarm limit settings on the monitors
• Follow policies for placing telemetry leads on patients; troubleshoot any telemetry problems
• Compile new and current charts; enter patient information on chart and Kardex
• Perform clerical duties related to admission and discharge of patients
• Answer telephone and intercom, take messages and communicate information to appropriate person; call and follow-up with consultants
• Assist visitors on the nursing units

 

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