Monitor Technician

Prime Healthcare•Garden Grove, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center, a 167-bed community hospital, is seeking a Monitor Technician to join their award-winning team. Founded in 1982 and located in Southern California, the hospital is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare. It has been recognized nationally for its quality and patient safety. The Monitor Technician is an unlicensed individual who performs indirect care in the department setting, primarily monitoring cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac monitors. This role also involves meeting the communication needs of the department, transcribing physician orders when CPOE and EMR are not in use, verifying that lab and radiology tests have been ordered and completed, preparing and compiling records in the ER, ordering supplies, and completing patient charts. The technician may assist nursing staff with indirect patient care duties as long as it does not interfere with their primary responsibility of dysrhythmia monitoring. Direct patient care may be provided under the supervision of an RN if the technician is a certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and meets specific competency requirements.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent or related experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014.
Current Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
Six months previous experience in Healthcare or as Monitor Technician.

Responsibilities

Monitors cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac monitors.
Meets the communication needs of the department.
Transcribes physician orders in the absence of CPOE and EMR clinical documentation system.
Verifies that lab tests and radiology tests have been ordered and done.
Prepares and complies records in the ER.
Orders supplies for the unit and prepares and completes each patient's chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis.
Assists nursing staff with indirect patient care duties as long as the activity does not distract from primary responsibility for dysrhythmia monitoring.
May provide direct patient care under the direct supervision of the RN within scope of Certified Nursing Assistant if 1) possesses active CNA certification; 2) demonstrates annual competency in CNA duties and skills and 3) is relieved of Monitor Technician duties during the time of assisting the RN.