Monitor Tech, Arnold Palmer Hospital Centralized Telemetry (VFT/Nights)

Orlando Health • Orlando, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Our Team at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital!
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is seeking for a Monitor Tech is responsible for the continuous monitoring, interpretation, communication, and documentation of cardiac rhythms and rhythm components.
Job Title: Monitor Tech
Dept.: APH Centralized Telemetry
Status: Variable Full Time - VFT with variable days of the week and rotating weekend coverage
Shift: Nights - 1845-0715
Benefits:
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Opportunities for professional growth and advancement using a clinical ladder.
Supportive and collaborative work environment.
Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
Retirement Savings Plan with up to 5% match. Financial savings accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
Nearly 5 weeks of PTO in your 1st year of employment.
Employer paid life insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability.
ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is located on the downtown Orlando campus and includes 156 licensed beds for specialized care for children as well as the Bert Martin’s Champions for Children Emergency Department & Trauma Center, offering trauma care for children as the pediatric site of the Orlando Health ORMC Level One Trauma Center. State-of-the-art pediatric services are provided by a comprehensive staff that includes pediatric subspecialty physicians and a nursing team that is “Magnet” recognized for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care. The hospital also has earned national recognition for 12 consecutive years as a “Best Children’s Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report and was included, together with Orlando Health ORMC, in the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list for 2021.
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.
Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin our benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent and:
• Monitor Technician with prior related experience AND has passed an ECG competency assessment:
• Must pass Rhythm Test with grade of 84% or higher. If grade is below 84%, individual must take Orlando Health’s basic ECG course and pass the exam within 60 days.
• Monitor technician without previous related experience:
• Must take Orlando Health’s basic ECG course and complete the Rhythm Test within 60 days with a pass rate of 84% or higher.
• BLS/Health Care provider certification required

Responsibilities

• Monitors and reviews patient information to determine baseline cardiac rhythm.
• Demonstrates competency in telemetry lead placement for accurate cardiac rhythm analysis.
• Analyzes cardiac rhythm and records measurements, calculations, and interpretation of patient record in accordance every 6 hours and PRN with established protocols.
• Notifies Registered Nurse of cardiac rhythm or rhythm component changes and follows current escalation protocol.
• Notifies Registered Nurse if patient off monitor and follows current escalation protocol.
• Maintains current knowledge of the technical operation of the central monitoring station.
• Maintains/checks high and low alarm settings on every telemetry patient each shift.
• Gives/accepts shift reports to provide current patient information.
• Works with assigned nursing personnel to coordinate initiation and discontinuation of telemetry.
• Identifies and troubleshoots routine technical problems with the central monitoring system and initiates biomedical repairs as necessary.
• Advances own current knowledge of cardiac rhythm analysis and interpretation.
• Protects patient confidentiality and sensitive data at all times.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement using a clinical ladder.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
• Retirement Savings Plan with up to 5% match. Financial savings accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
• Nearly 5 weeks of PTO in your 1st year of employment.
• Employer paid life insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability.
• career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED