Monitor Tech/Clerk - Cardiac Stepdown

St. Mary's Medical Center - Huntington, WV; Huntington (WV); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 34,440,000; Part time

Job summary

Cabell Huntington Hospital is seeking a part-time Monitor Tech/Clerk to work with our Cardiac Stepdown Department. This dual role includes monitoring the central telemetry station and performing clerical duties to support the nursing team.

The role emphasizes patient- and family-centered service, with responsibilities such as documenting arrhythmias, assisting with clerical tasks, and maintaining professional communication with patients and staff in a busy hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor central telemetry station and document arrhythmias according to policy.
• Provide clerical and receptionist duties to the nursing unit as assigned.
• Offer courteous customer service to patients, visitors, physicians, volunteers and fellow employees.

Job description

Cabell Huntington Hospital is seeking a part-time Monitor Tech/Clerk position to work with our Cardiac Stepdown Department. The Monitor Tech/Clerk position is a dual role which is performed according to the position assigned by the charge nurse. If assigned to the monitor tech role, the primary purpose is to monitor the central telemetry station and document arrhythmias according to the policy. This is a support role to nursing, therefore, reducing the amount of time the nurse spends monitoring the patient’s heart rhythm. If assigned to the unit clerk role, the primary purpose is to provide clerical and receptionist duties to the nursing unit. This is also a support role to nursing, therefore, reducing the clerical duties of the nurse. Customer service is valued by the individual as evidenced by: 1)being courteous to our customers, which include our patients, visitors, physicians, volunteers and fellow employees; 2) introducing self by name and job title when speaking in person or by telephone to patients, their families and others; 3) demonstration of honesty, discretion in conduct, and confidentiality in conversation in all of work environment. The individual follows standards of conduct and procedures of hospital and applicable laws and regulations and reports violations through appropriate chain of command. The individual reports safety concerns and hazardous conditions in a timely and appropriate manner.