Monitor Tech

Prime Healthcare; Garden City (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Garden City Hospital, part of Prime Healthcare, seeks a Monitor Tech to support telemetry and nursing staff on the night shift. This role performs indirect patient care, monitors cardiac rhythms, transcribes orders when needed, and helps prepare patient records for daily charts.

Required are a High School Diploma or equivalent, a current Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate, BLS, and at least six months of healthcare or Monitor Technician experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent or related experience required for new hires.
• Current Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Six months previous experience in Healthcare or as Monitor Technician.

Responsibilities

• Monitors cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac monitors and meets department communication needs.
• Transcribes physician orders in the absence of CPOE/EMR.
• Verifies that lab tests and radiology tests have been ordered and completed.
• Orders supplies, prepares patient records, and assists nursing staff with indirect patient care as needed.

Skills

Dysrhythmia interpretation certificate

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Garden City Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

At Garden City Hospital, we pride ourselves on community involvement and commitment to preserving access to quality and compassionate healthcare. We are a state-of-the‑art medical facility with over 300 licensed beds and a teaching hospital, offering medical education to students, residents and fellows from across the country. The residency and fellowship programs offer graduate medical education to more than 80 trainees in specialties. Garden City Hospital has an award-winning staff of over 350 of the area's best and brightest physicians from almost every specialty. Learn more at www.gch.org.

Responsibilities

The Monitor Tech is an unlicensed person who performs indirect care in the department setting. Monitors cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac monitors. Meets the communication needs of the department. Transcribes physician orders in the absence of CPOE and EMR clinical documentation system. Verifies that lab tests and radiology tests have been ordered and done. Prepares and compiles records in Med/ Surg/ Telemetry. Orders supplies for the unit and prepares and completes each patient's chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis. Able to assist nursing staff with indirect patient care duties as long as the activity does not distract from primary responsibility for dysrhythmia monitoring.*Note: May provide direct patient care under the direct supervision of the RN within scope of Certified Nursing Assistant if 1) possesses active CNA certification; 2) demonstrates annual competency in CNA duties and skills and 3) is relieved of Monitor Technician duties during the time of assisting the RN.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. 1. High School Diploma or Equivalent or related experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014.
2. 2. Current Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current
3. 3. Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current
4. 4. Six months previous experience in Healthcare or as Monitor Technician

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights:https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf