Monitor Tech - Telemetry Surveillance FT, Nights

Prisma Health; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health's Telemetry Surveillance team in Greenville Memorial Hospital seeks a dedicated Telemetry Monitor Tech. You will observe cardiac monitors, document strips, and support the telemetry center across departments during night shifts.

Responsibilities include triaging calls, maintaining transmitter boxes, and reporting system issues, with training provided for arrhythmia competencies. Join a pivotal team ensuring patient safety.

Qualifications

• Observation of cardiac rhythms and reporting changes per policy.
• Healthcare experience preferred.
• Arrhythmia training and exam within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Observe cardiac monitors and report changes in rhythm per policy.
• Receive shift reports and document strips per policy.
• Manage and distribute transmitter boxes and ensure return to surveillance center.
• Report problems with transmission or telemetry system failures to designated personnel.
• Complete telemetry summary reports per policy guidelines.
• Triage incoming phone calls, provide information, and log calls.
• Maintain supplies and keep monitoring areas and equipment clean and organized.
• Participate in training and staff development; attend required in-services and meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cardiac monitor observation

Telemetry system handling

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Telemetry equipment

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Observes cardiac monitors to identify abnormal heart rhythms under the supervision of a registered nurse. Performs duties in a centralized monitoring environment that monitors patients across multiple departments.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health’s purpose: Inspire health.Serve with compassion.Be the difference.
• Observes cardiac monitors and reports any changes in cardiac rhythm per policy.
• Receives report from the previous shift and documents strips per policy.
• Responsible for the management and distribution of transmitter boxes. Ensures transmitter boxes are returned to the surveillance center in a timely manner after discontinuation of telemetry monitoring.
• Reports problems regarding poor transmission, etc. to the appropriate unit and personnel. Reports telemetry system failures to designated personnel and departments.
• Completes telemetry summary report per policy guidelines.
• Triages incoming phone calls, provides appropriate information in a calm and concise manner and logs phone calls.
• Maintains adequate supplies and keeps the monitoring areas and equipment clean and organized.
• Participates in training and the continuous development of new staff. Attends educational programs, in-services and meetings as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience - No previous experience required. Previous experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• After hire, requires attendance of formal arrhythmia training class and successful completion of thePrisma HealthArrhythmia exam with a minimum passing score within 2 attempts.
• Successful completion of the arrhythmia exam must be completed within 30 days of hire.
• Arrhythmia competencies must be maintained on an annual basis if working in a monitor tech role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• NA

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

Telemetry Surveillance

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