Monitor Surveillance Technician 

Duties and Responsibilities:

     Monitor surveillance technicians observe the electrical activity of heartbeats which is graphically displayed on a series of monitors in cardiac care units of hospitals.  They examine these patterns and provide the results to physicians and nursing staff.  

They: 

• Gather and 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 wiring systems.

Average Salary:  $26,000 - $41,000

Educational Requirements:

     

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

Refection: I think that i dont want to be a Monitor Surveillance Technician, because i want to work to keep people safe from forest fire, house fire, etc. but not one person at a time.

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