Monitor Tech

BHS; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky is seeking a Monitor Tech - Central Monitoring for a part-time shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The role includes cross-training as a Nursing Assistant and Unit Secretary in the Progressive Care Unit.

The Monitor Tech interprets telemetry, notifies staff of dysrhythmias, and documents events in the electronic medical record, supporting safe patient care. Primary duties also include shift handoffs, admissions/discharges/transfers clerical work in the telemetry system, and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.
• Successful completion of basic arrhythmia course required within 3 months of hire.
• Monitor Tech certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verifies and creates snippets each shift for inpatient admissions and rhythm changes.
• Performs clerical duties related to admissions, discharges and transfers in telemetry system.
• Admits patient to system using correct patient information.
• Sends and receives telemetry monitors in-house via pneumatic tube system.
• Copies and assembles necessary paperwork for in-house and external transfers related to telemetry monitoring.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Summary

Job Description:

Monitor Tech - Central Monitoring

Part-Time 7p - 7a

Will cross-train and work as both a Nursing Assistant and Unit Secretary in the Progressive Care Unit.

The Monitor Tech monitors and interprets telemetry patient’s heart status and notifies nursing staff and providers of any dysrhythmias or abnormal findings and documents such in electronic medical record.

• Verifies and creates snippets each shift, for all inpatient admissions, for any changes in patient rhythm, and for emergency situations, pre, during and post events.

• Performs clerical duties as related to admissions, discharges and transfers within the telemetry monitoring system.

• Admits patient to system using correct patient information in correct format.

• Sends and receives telemetry monitors in-house via pneumatic tube system.

• Copies and assembles necessary paperwork for in-house and external patient transfers related to telemetry monitoring

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire.

• Successful completion of basic arrhythmia course required within 3 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Monitor Tech certification preferred.

Benefits:

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program

• Paid Time Off available for use upon hire

• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Retirement plans with company match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.