Monitor Tech

CommonSpirit Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, CA is seeking a Monitor Tech to continuously observe patients' cardiac rhythms and analyze EKG strips. You will identify arrhythmias, measure intervals, and promptly communicate critical findings to the care team, ensuring precise documentation and timely intervention.

Required qualifications include High School Graduate or equivalent, hospital terminology experience, and CPR; notable is the facility's focus on post-hire AHA RQI competency

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Hospital/medical terminology experience
• Basic Life Support - CPR

Responsibilities

• Monitor EKG strips and continuously observe patients to detect rhythm changes
• Identify arrhythmias and measure intervals
• Communicate critical findings promptly to nursing staff and healthcare providers
• Document observations accurately and maintain records
• Prepare patient charts and chart packets for admits and unit use

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Monitor Tech, you will be responsible for continuous observation and analysis of patients' cardiac rhythms to detect and report changes.

Every day you will meticulously monitor EKG strips, identify arrhythmias, measure intervals, and promptly communicate critical findings to nursing staff and healthcare providers, ensuring accurate documentation.

To be successful, you will demonstrate sharp observational skills, a thorough understanding of cardiac rhythms, and the ability to act quickly and precisely under pressure, crucial for patient safety and timely intervention.

PATIENT'S CHART

• Prepares chart for admits.
• Prepares chart packets for unit use.
• Maintains chart in proper, complete order.
• Adds forms, as required.
• Places reports on charts.

Job Requirements

Required:

• High School Graduate General Studies or or equivalenttechnical training, upon hire and
• Hospital/medical terminology experience., upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Preferred

• Acute care is preferred., upon hire

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children's Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County.

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Pay Range

$25.00 - $31.40 /hour