Unit Monitor Technician - Progressive Care Unit

UNC Health • Smithfield, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

UNC Health Johnston’s Progressive Care Unit (PCU) has 19 intermediate-level beds and provides care to a variety of patients, including those receiving antiarrhythmic and vasoactive drips, continuous Bi-PAP, and other treatment modalities. PCU patients are on continuous cardiac monitoring. The unit’s care team includes registered nurses, monitor technicians, and patient care assistants who are committed to excellent, compassionate, and innovative care for the community.

The Monitor Clerk assists professional caregivers by monitoring cardiac rhythms and performing clerical, transcription, and patient-care-unit desk maintenance functions. The role ensures that hospital philosophy, standards, policies, and procedures are met and maintained professionally. The position is full-time, onsite in Smithfield, North Carolina, with a day-job schedule and 36 standard hours per week.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; a higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
• Fluency in verbal and written English.
• Ability to learn ECG and SpO2 monitor-system interpretation and response protocols and develop computer skills.
• If not already competent, successful completion of skills verification for ECG interpretation, monitor-system use, and HUC responsibilities within defined time parameters.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to policies, procedures, safety plans, and standards imposed by regulatory organizations.
• Demonstrate proper performance of skills reflected and validated by the Monitor Technician competency checklist.
• Document and interpret patients’ heart rhythms and rates using telemetry recordings.
• Promote patient safety by notifying the charge nurse of observed risk factors and initiating and maintaining appropriate safety measures.
• Exchange routine information appropriately using good oral and written communication skills.
• Identify patient arrhythmias, abnormalities, or significant changes from baseline and report them immediately to the assigned nurse.
• Obtain six-second strips as indicated by patient condition and provide current strips to the charge nurse for further evaluation.
• Plan and organize assigned-shift work to use time, resources, manpower, and supplies appropriately and support quality patient care.

What This Job Offers

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