Monitor Technician (BHU) - Part Time

Lifepoint Health • Danville, VA

11h • Onsite

About The Position

Sovah Danville is seeking a part-time, Monitor Technician in the Behavioral Health Unit to provide services to ensure a safe environment for psychiatric patients in a locked inpatient unit setting.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• AHA BLS required.

Responsibilities

• Performs continual surveillance of behavioral health unit monitors and operates the patient-monitoring system.
• Monitors dining/day rooms, and hallways on Behavioral Health when occupied by patients to assure patient safety in the environment.
• Monitors patients for suspicious behavior indicating the possibility of self-harm.
• Reports incidents, utilizes nursing staff for concerns, discusses recent issues, and any pertinent patient details with the covering/on-coming behavioral health monitor technician.
• Recognizes patient behaviors in the dining/dayroom and hallway environment that may result in an unsafe situation.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period
• Tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Paid family leave
• Paid time off
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance
• Loan assistance
• 401(k) retirement package and company match
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs
• Free gym memberships
• Virtual care appointments
• Mental health services
• Discount programs
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

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