Per Diem-Telemetry Technician-Monitor Tech-Nights

UCI Health; Placentia; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vacation time

Retirement savings plans

Access to discounts and perks

Job summary

UCI Health is seeking a telemetry technician to monitor cardiac rhythms and perform clerical duties within a leading academic health system. This position emphasizes technical proficiency in telemetry monitoring while ensuring superior patient care through effective communication and resource management.

Qualifications

• Six months experience as a telemetry technician preferred.
• Must be able to interpret normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms.
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to workload.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and interpret patients' cardiac rhythms.
• Report life-threatening arrhythmias to appropriate personnel.
• Manage telemetry monitor admitting, discharging, and alarms.

Skills

Medical terminology

Communication skills

Customer service skills

Education

Completion of ECG interpretation course

BLS certification

Job description

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

This position will be performing technical and clerical duties. The technical components include monitoring and interpreting patients' cardiac rhythms and reporting life-treating arrhythmias to appropriate personnel while utilizing the chain of command. Telemetry monitor management includes admitting, discharging, transferring and the monitoring of alarms. Technician able to communicate using SBAR communication. Greets customers and ensures meeting of needs or referred to appropriate resources. Support best use of resources in management of equipment, supplies, and other department resources. Reports to the Manager and Director of the department.

What It Takes to be Successful

Total Compensation

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Required Qualifications:

• Medical terminology.
• Basic computer skills preferred.
• Knowledge of telemetry units and retrieving results from computer.
• Able to interpret normal and abnormal rhythms and recognize artifact.
• Must be able to speak, read and write English.
• BLS certification.
• Medical terminology and completion of ECG interpretation course.

• Six months experience as a tele tech and previous clerical/secretarial experience preferred.
• HospitalMandatory Education Requirements: Orientation, Environment of Care, OSHA, Infection Control, Abuse/Neglect, and Ethics. Tuberculosis Screening, Licensure renewal, BLS
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at [e-mail] or at [phone], Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization