Monitor Technician, Full-time, Day shift

Adventist Health•Kailua, HI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Located in Kailua, Adventist Health Castle is a healthcare provider serving Oʻahu through a 160-bed hospital, medical offices, home care services, urgent care, and other services. The Unit Associate / Nursing Assistant / Monitor Technician greets and directs visitors, maintains medical records, responds to patient requests, provides information to patients, families, and physicians, and supports the nursing team with clerical duties, scheduling, chart assembly, and patient flow. The role also provides personal nursing care under the direction of a licensed nurse, performs activities of daily living, and supplies assessment data to the Registered Nurse (RN). The position monitors and interprets cardiac rhythms, communicates pertinent monitor information to appropriate personnel, performs routine assigned tasks, and reports patient status and concerns to the RN. Essential duties include continuous EKG monitoring and documentation, data collection and audits, equipment and supply maintenance, vital signs, and patient care tasks for medical/surgical patients. Employment requires applicable vaccinations, subject to medical and religious exemptions.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy is required.
Associates must receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Nice To Haves

High school education/GED or equivalent.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
One year of relevant experience.
Successful completion of a Cardiac Rhythm Recognition course within one year of hire.
Completion of a Critical Care Dysrhythmia EKG course or equivalent.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.
Phlebotomy certification.
Audiometry and vision training or a certificate from CHDP.

Responsibilities

Greet and direct visitors.
Prepare and maintain medical records and provide clerical support to the nursing team, including routing patient reports.
Respond to patient requests and provide information to patients, families, and physicians.
Assist with scheduling patient procedures, assembling charts, and maintaining patient flow.
Provide personal nursing care to medical/surgical patients under the direction of a licensed nurse.
Perform activities of daily living, including assisting with nutrition and hydration, elimination, personal care, positioning devices and restraints, and restorative care.
Collect assessment data and report patient status and concerns to the RN.
Continuously monitor EKG, document arrhythmias, and report significant changes to a physician.
Read, interpret, and relay pertinent cardiac-monitor information to appropriate personnel.
Perform technical tasks including pyloric, jejunostomy, and gastrostomy tube feedings; warm and cold therapies; and finger-stick capillary blood testing.
Take vital signs, including pulse and blood pressure.
Perform infection-control tasks, including care involving ostomy appliances and output from drainage devices.
Collect and maintain data and perform audits.
Maintain cardiac monitors, pulse oximeters, phototherapy lights, mist tents, and Dinamap equipment.
Check patient supplies weekly, including telemetry batteries, electrodes, and pouches, and order supplies when necessary.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.