Monitor Surveillance Technician

Monitor Surveillance Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitor surveillance technicians observe the electrical activity of heartbeats which is graphically displayed on series of monitors in cardiac care units of hospitals.

They:

                      Gather report heart pattern information on patients

                      Operate monitoring computers that simultaneously              display multiple patient results

                      Identify heart pattern changes and abnormalities

                      Clean and maintain equipment , battery packs, and writing systems

                       

Salary: $26,000 - $41,000

Educational Requirements:

Students wanting to become a Monitor Surveillance Technician should take math, science, and computer technology courses in high school.

Upon graduation from a high school they may enroll in training programs at vocational schools, community colleges, or hospitals, Program length varies from three months to two years.

 

Reflection:

Monitor Surveillance Technician’s seem very interesting. It’s something I had been putting a lot of thought to since I Was a younger child. Something that made me like this topic of career was how they identify new changes throughout a lot of everything.