Central Monitor Technician - Inpatient Teleservices

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HDHP + HSA

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Shift differentials

Tuition reimbursement

Dental

Vision

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is seeking a Central Monitoring Technician (CMT) at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center to provide continuous telemetry monitoring for hospital patients. On-the-job training is provided; no certification is required upon hire.

The role emphasizes teamwork with bedside care and nursing, with 3 day/night rotating 12-hour shifts and required weekend rotation. Join a department that supports career advancement and a mission to safeguard patient lives.

Qualifications

• High school graduate required.
• Must demonstrate keyboarding skills and be familiar with computer use.
• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Effective communication skills and orientation competency required.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitors cardiac rhythm and recognizes, identifies, analyzes, and documents arrhythmias, abnormal rhythms, rhythm changes, and promptly reports pertinent findings to the clinical nurse.
• Documents per Remote Telemetry and Redundant Cardiac Monitoring Policy and related documents.
• Provides real-time video monitoring of assigned patients meeting criteria to ensure patient safety and documents per policy.
• Responds to all alarms and initiates communication promptly; understands escalation chain of command as needed.
• Communicates clearly and compassionately with patients during virtual surveillance.
• Notifies responsible direct care clinicians and supervisor immediately in case of monitoring equipment failure.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Skills

Keyboarding skills

Computer literacy

Effective communication

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Overview

Are you curious about how to break into the healthcare field? Do you have a passion for helping others? Do you enjoy using computers and cutting edge technology? Becoming a Central Monitoring Technician may be a great job for you! Entry level applicants and above welcome.

When you join the Inpatient Teleservices team as a Central Monitor Technician (CMT) at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center you are joining a team that works together to provide continuous telemetry monitoring to hospital patients who need close monitoring of their heart rhythms during their hospital stay.

A Central Monitoring Technician, or CMT, at DHMC is an integral member of the patient care team. As a CMT, you will receive on-the-job training to recognize heart rhythms and alert bedside care teams of changes or potential life-threatening emergencies. Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the CMT continuously monitors heart rhythms and interprets dysrhythmias in accordance with policy and procedure. Becoming a CMT is a rewarding career path. Not only will you learn valuable skills, but you will also help save lives, be relied upon by nurses and doctors, and build a foundation that will serve you well in any healthcare profession you aspire to.

• On the job training provided
• No certification required upon hire
• Career advancement friendly department

This is a full-time, 36hr per week, benefitted position. 3 day/night rotating 12hr shifts per week with required rotating weekend shifts.

Dartmouth has a healthy disregard for the impossible!

DH Offers You:

• Employees hired to work at least 0.50 FTE (20 hours per week) and their eligible dependents may participate in Dartmouth Health benefit plans on the employee’s first day of employment.
• Medical Insurance:Two medical plans available through Anthem BC/BS:Employees also receive a base employer contribution of 4% of biweekly pay plus a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) that is matched with a Health Savings Account and a PPO Plan that features higher premiums balanced by copays and lower deductibles.
• Retirement:Employee contributions arevested immediately. Biweekly matching contribution of 50% on up to 4% of pay saved—for a maximum match of 2% of pay.
• Paid Time Off:Paid time off is accrued per pay period based on hours worked. This includes six paid holidays.
• Shift Differential:10% evening, 20% night, and 15% weekend shift differentials when applicable.
• Tuition Reimbursement:Up to $3,000 per year.
• Dental
• Vision

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitors cardiac rhythm and recognizes, identifies, analyzes, and documents arrhythmias, abnormal cardiac rhythms, rhythm changes, and promptly reports pertinent findings or changes to the clinical nurse.
• Documents per the Remote Telemetry and Redundant Cardiac Monitoring Policy and related documents.
• Provides real-time video monitoring of assigned patients meeting criteria to ensure patient safety and documents per Virtual Patient Safety Surveillance Policy.
• Responds to all alarms and initiates communication promptly. Understands clinical area chain of command for escalation as needed.
• Communicates clearly and compassionately with patients while performing virtual patient safety surveillance.
• Notifies responsible direct care clinicians and supervisor immediately in the event of a failure of monitoring equipment.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• High school graduate required.
• Must demonstrate keyboarding skills and be familiar with computer use.
• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Completion of advanced dysrhythmia course upon hire and successful passing grade on organizational EKG test upon completion of orientation and annually.
• Effective Communication skills
• Successful completion of competency-based orientation program
• Ability to multitask with multiple competing priorities.