Monitor Technician

Inova Health System; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Monitor Technician, where your skills in telemetry monitoring will be essential in ensuring patient safety and care. This full-time night shift role offers a supportive environment and opportunities for professional growth. You'll be part of a dedicated team committed to excellence in healthcare, recognized nationally for quality and safety. Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including health coverage, retirement matching, and educational assistance. If you're passionate about patient care and ready to make a difference, this position is for you.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement matching

Tuition assistance

Mental health support

Qualifications

• Prior telemetry monitoring experience in a hospital setting is required.
• High School diploma or GED is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Maintains rhythm strips and monitoring logs according to unit policies.
• Notifies nurse of loss of telemetry signal and arranges for coverage.
• Recognizes and records abnormalities in patient waveforms.

Skills

Telemetry Monitoring

EKG Monitoring

Patient Care

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Monitor Technician to join the team. This role will be full-time night shift 36 hours per week 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.


• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.


• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.


• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains rhythm strips and monitoring logs in accordance with unit policies and as evidenced by random audits of log books.


• Notifies nurse immediately of loss of clear telemetry signal and arranges for coverage when leaving monitor room.


• Recognizes, records and informs nurse of abnormalities/changes in patient waveforms.


• Troubleshoots and maintains equipment and supplies.


• Admits and discharges patients out of telemetry system in accordance with unit policy.


• Participates in unit quality improvement initiatives as evidenced by attendance at staff meetings and verbalizing understanding of unit initiatives.


• Pages STAT to Registered Nurse and healthcare team members for patients with life threatening arrhythmias and initiates MSET per unit policy.


• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements:

• Work Schedule - 36 hours Per Week with Weekends 7:00PM to 7:00AM


• Education - Hugh School or GED


• Experiences - Prior telemetry monitoring experience/EKG monitoring in a hospital setting REQUIRED