Monitor Technician, Full-time, Day shift

Adventist Health•Kailua-Kona, HI

3d•$23 - $30

About The Position

The Unit Associate / Nursing Assistant / Monitor Technician provides clerical support to the nursing team, assists patients and visitors, and performs personal nursing care under the direction of a licensed nurse. The role includes greeting and directing visitors, preparing and maintaining medical records, responding to patient requests, sharing information with patients, families, and physicians, routing patient reports, scheduling procedures, assembling charts, and supporting patient flow. The position also continuously monitors cardiac rhythms, documents arrhythmias, and communicates pertinent information and significant changes to appropriate personnel. It performs routine assigned tasks, collects and maintains data, and reports patient status and concerns to the RN. Personal care duties include assisting with activities of daily living, technical care tasks, vital signs, and infection-control-related tasks. The role maintains monitoring and other patient-care equipment and checks and orders related supplies.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider certification from an approved vendor per AH 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 electrocardiogram (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.
Respond to patient requests for assistance and provide information to patients, families, and physicians.
Provide clerical support to the nursing team, including routing patient reports, scheduling procedures, assembling charts, and maintaining patient flow.
Monitor electrocardiograms continuously, document arrhythmias, and report significant changes to physicians and pertinent monitor information to appropriate personnel.
Collect, maintain, and audit data.
Maintain cardiac monitors, pulse oximeters, phototherapy lights, mist tents, and Dinamap equipment.
Check patient supplies, including telemetry batteries, electrodes, and pouches, and order supplies when necessary.
Provide personal nursing care to medical/surgical patients under the direction of a licensed nurse.
Assist with activities of daily living, including nutrition and hydration, elimination, personal care, positioning devices and restraints, and restorative care.
Perform assigned 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-related tasks, including care involving ostomy appliances and drainage-device output.
Report patient status and concerns to the RN.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.