Unit Monitor Technician - Progressive Care Unit

UNC Health • Smithfield, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Unit Monitor Technician, referred to in the description as a Monitor Clerk, assists professional caregivers by monitoring cardiac rhythms and performing clerical, transcription, and patient-care-unit desk maintenance functions. The role helps ensure that hospital philosophy, standards, policies, and procedures are followed professionally.

The Progressive Care Unit at UNC Health Johnston has 19 intermediate-care beds and treats a range of patients, including those receiving antiarrhythmic and vasoactive drips or continuous Bi-PAP. Patients are continuously monitored for cardiac activity. The care team includes Registered Nurses, Monitor Technicians, and Patient Care Assistants, and the facility is accredited for stroke, chest pain, and STEMI care.

This is a full-time, onsite position in Smithfield, North Carolina, with a night work schedule and 36 standard hours per week. The listed hiring salary range is $19.12–$27.17 per hour; offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; a higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Ability to learn interpretation and response protocols for the ECG/SpO2 monitor system and develop computer skills.
• If not already competent, successful skills verification in ECG interpretation, monitor-system use, and HUC responsibilities must be completed within defined time parameters.
• No prior professional experience required.
• No licensure or certification required.

Responsibilities

• Follow policies, procedures, safety plans, and standards established by regulatory organizations.
• Perform skills according to 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.
• Communicate routine information appropriately using oral and written communication skills.
• Identify arrhythmias, abnormalities, or significant changes from baseline and immediately report them to the assigned nurse.
• Obtain six-second rhythm strips as indicated by the patient’s condition and provide current strips to the charge nurse for further evaluation.
• Plan and organize assigned-shift work and use time, resources, manpower, and supplies appropriately to support quality patient care.
• Perform clerical, transcription, and maintenance functions for the patient-care-unit desk area.

What This Job Offers

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