Monitor Technician - Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Full Time, Days

Cape Fear Valley Health

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Monitor Technician works in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on the day shift. The role maintains observation of cardiac monitor consoles and performs cardiac rhythm and telemetry monitoring. The technician documents strip assessments at specified intervals and when requested or when rhythms or rates change, and alerts appropriate clinical staff to rhythm changes and equipment or reception alarms. The position also supports customer satisfaction, patient throughput, and hospital functional capacity.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Successfully pass the required Dysrhythmia test within 60 days of employment. Applicants with EKG certification or previous monitor technician experience may take and pass the test in lieu of the class.
• Successfully pass the advanced dysrhythmia test every six months, in April and October.
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Positive interpersonal skills.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to remain calm in emergency situations.
• Speech and auditory acuity for communicating patient needs.
• Visual acuity for observing patients.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, and lift for long periods.
• May involve skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious material.

Nice To Haves

• EKG certification.
• One year of monitor technician experience.
• One year of healthcare experience, such as Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, or Monitor Technician.
• One year of medical terminology experience.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for monitoring cardiac rhythms.
• Perform telemetry monitoring duties.
• Alert a nurse to respond to alarms resulting from rhythm changes.
• Alert a nursing assistant or other competent staff member to respond to equipment or reception alarms, such as “leads off” or “low battery.”
• Print and document strip assessments every four hours, on admission, during a code, upon request, and as rhythms or rates change.
• Actively demonstrate responsibility concerning customer satisfaction, patient throughput, and hospital functional capacity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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