MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent. Monitor technician certificate (includes successful completion of EKG Interpretation course.) _EXPERIENCE: No prior experience required. _PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Complete annual education requirements. Maintains regulatory requirements. Wears identification while on duty; uses computerized punch time system correctly. Completes in services and returns in a timely fashion. NATURE OF WORK: Provides indirect care in the department setting. Monitors cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac screen or telemetry monitors. Meets communication needs of the department. Transcribes physician orders from records with notation and signatures by nursing staff. Prepares and compiles records in the department. Maintains regulatory body requirements, policies, and procedures and participates in performance improvement activities.