Monitor Technician, Day Shift, Central Telemetry Unit
About The Position
White Oak Medical Center seeks an experienced Monitor Technician for its Central Telemetry Unit. The role supports patient care by monitoring telemetry consoles, documenting and interpreting cardiac rhythms, and promptly notifying nursing staff of rhythm changes. The technician maintains monitoring equipment and related supplies, communicates patient information during shift handoffs, and participates in quality and service improvement teams. The position is full-time, with three 12-hour day shifts per week, typically 6:45 AM–7:15 PM. Weekend work is required every other weekend, and holiday work follows the unit holiday calendar. The role is shift-differential eligible. The listed pay range is $19.64–$25.84. Adventist HealthCare is a faith-based healthcare organization serving Maryland communities. It describes its mission as extending God’s care through physical, mental, and spiritual healing.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- One year of experience with emergency situations and maintaining continuous strips of cardiac rhythms.
- Complete the Monitor Technician Program within six months of hire.
- Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in dysrhythmia recognition and interpretation is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Document cardiac rhythm on the EKG flow sheet and immediately report rhythm changes to the nurse.
- Obtain strips when irregularities occur.
- Maintain charge requisitions on monitored patients.
- Notify nursing personnel when patient electrodes need replacement or newly monitored patients need to be connected.
- Maintain safe and effective operation of the monitoring console.
- Ensure paper loaders are full.
- Monitor the assigned telemetry console.
- At the start of each shift, obtain monitor strips, interpret them, record the date and time on each strip, and place them on the flow sheet.
- Participate in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
- Provide a verbal report to relief personnel and a patient report to oncoming technicians.
- Verify and adjust alarm limits according to the levels established for each patient.
- Verify that alarms are on at all times.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Work-life balance through nonrotating shifts.
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise.
- Free employee parking.
- Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents effective on the date of hire.
- Employer-paid short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D; short-term disability buy-up is available.
- Paid time off.
- Employer retirement contribution and match after one year of eligible employment, with a three-year vesting period.
- Voluntary benefits, including flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long-term care, and critical illness and accident insurance.
- Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee Assistance Program support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
