Monitor Surveillance Technician
Duties and responsibilities:
Cardiac Monitor Technicians are responsible for watching patients' heart
rates and reporting important changes to the nursing staff; they often use
equipment that tracks several patients simultaneously. They also help clean and
maintain equipment and ensure batteries are charged and installed properly.
Cardiac Monitor Techs may also perform electrocardiographs (EKGs), which read
electrical impulses sent by the heart. Surveillance techs will typically work
eight-hour shifts in hospital settings, and may be required to work evening,
weekend, and holiday hours.
Salary 26,000
Educational requirements
Becoming a Cardiac Monitor
Technician will require a high school diploma or GED, and either on-the-job
training or a certificate program to prepare for the important job of
monitoring heart rates of multiple patients and identifying abnormalities. As
there are many different segments within the growing field of healthcare,
Cardiac Monitor Technicians, also called Cardiac Surveillance Techs, have
opportunities to move into a variety of different positions with additional
training
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