Monitor Technician

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Description:

This is a Full Time position located in 2 South RN Unit

Initiates, discontinues and maintains telemetry monitoring as ordered: admitting or

discharging patient to monitor, changing batteries, electrodes, and cleaning equipment.

Reviews alarm trends at the end of the shift, reporting/”hand off” to the oncoming shift.

Records telemetry strip every 4 hours and gives the strip to the RN.

Monitors and reviews patient information to determine baseline cardiac rhythm analysis

and variance from baseline.

Seeks assistance in identifying unusual rhythms.

Notifies RN of cardiac rhythm variances that indicate pacemaker malfunction.

Position Summary:

As a Monitor Technician, you will work in a collaborative environment to deliver excellent patient care under the direction of a licensed clinical professional in a clinic or practice environment. A Monitor Tech observes the heartbeats and electrocardiograms (EKG) of patients in intensive care units or ICUs. ​

What you will do:

Monitors and reviews patient information to determine baseline cardiac rhythm analysis

Notifies RN of cardiac rhythm variances that indicate pacemaker malfunction.

Examine heartbeat patterns, noting heartbeat irregularities in patient files, ensuring that heart monitors are functioning correctly, and reporting to the medical staff in charge of the patients

What you will need:

Required a High School Diploma

Related training required through work experience and education.

Preferred 1-2 years of previous job-related experience.

Required Formal EKG class with a minimum of 24 hours.

Required successful completion of Basic Arrhythmia Assessment test with a score of 80% or better.

Required current BLS card

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran