Department/Unit: Cardio-Respiratory Services Work Shift: Night (United States of America) Salary Range: $37,440.00 - $48,672.00 The Monitor Technician II has the responsibilities of 1) recording routine, emergent, and specialty electrocardiograms (EKGs) of customers ranging in age from newborn to geriatric and determining the quality of said tracings; 2) downloading EKGs from cart to MUSE EKG Computer System; 3) delivering cardiac rhythm strips from the telemetry station to the various nursing units and posting these strips in specified unit locations; 4) performing miscellaneous duties related to cardiac monitoring, including but not limited to troubleshooting telemetry transmitter packs (i.e., replacing worn electrodes, changing batteries, changing wires, retrieval of misplaced telemetry transmitter packs and cardiac pacers, etc.); 5) observing cardiac rhythms displayed on the monitor, interpreting these rhythms, and communicating changes in observed rhythms to nursing units in an emergent or non-emergent manner; 6) observing pulse oximetry readings via telemetry and communicating potentially dangerous clinical states to unit nursing; and 7) education and competency assessment of other disciplines in EKG. + Must be able to speak, read, and write English. Ability to read documents such as requisitions. Ability to document on established forms. Ability to communicate cooperatively and effectively to clients and other in English, including children. + Ability to add whole numbers and decimals; able to compute heart rate. + Ability to perform the job in adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct as defined by AMC, including but not limited to confidentiality/privacy standards (HIPAA). The individual is accountable for his/her own performance. + Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to prioritize (i.e., emergent vs. non-emergent requests and situations). Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!​ Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.