Monitor Technician, Day Shift, Heart and Vascular Unit
About The Position
White Oak Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Monitor Technician for our Heart and Vascular unit who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. The Monitor Technician is responsible for documenting rhythm on the EKG flow sheet, immediately reporting any change in cardiac rhythm to the nurse, and obtaining strips on irregularities. They maintain charge requisitions on monitored patients and make nursing personnel aware of the need for replacement of patient electrodes and/or newly monitored patients to be connected. The role also involves maintaining the safe and effective operation of the Monitoring Console at all times, ensuring paper loaders are full, and monitoring the assigned telemetry console. The technician obtains monitor strips at the start of each shift, interprets them, and places them on the flow sheet. They participate in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams, provide a verbal report to relief persons, and give a patient report to oncoming technicians. Additionally, they verify and adjust alarm limits as established for the levels appropriate to the individual patient and ensure that alarms are on at all times. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 1-year experience with emergency situations and maintaining continuous strips of cardiac rhythms.
- Completion of the Monitor Technician Program within 6 months of hire
- Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Responsibilities
- Documents rhythm on EKG flow sheet.
- Immediately reports any change in cardiac rhythm to the nurse.
- Obtains strips on irregularities.
- Maintains charge requisitions on monitored patients.
- Makes nursing personnel aware of need for replacement of patient electrodes and/or newly monitored patients to be connected.
- Maintains safe and effective operation of the Monitoring Console at all times.
- Ensures that paper loaders are full.
- Monitors assigned telemetry console.
- Obtains monitor strips at the start of each shift, interprets strip, puts date and time on each strip, and places it on flow sheet.
- Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
- Provides a verbal report to relief persons and gives a patient report to oncoming technicians.
- Verifies and adjusts alarm limits as established for the levels appropriate to the individual patient.
- Verifies alarms are on at all times.
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 their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
- Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
- Paid Time Off
- Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
- Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
- Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
