Monitor Technician

Inova Health; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement matching 5%

Education assistance

Mental health support

Job summary

Inova Health is seeking a dedicated Monitor Technician for the Inova Center for Personalized Health to join the team on a full-time night shift, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, 36 hours per week with weekends. The role focuses on monitoring telemetry, maintaining logs, and quick communication with nurses to ensure patient safety.

Ideal candidates will have a High School diploma or GED and prior telemetry/EKG monitoring experience in a hospital.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Preferred telemetry/EKG monitoring experience in hospital setting.
• Ability to maintain rhythm strips and monitoring logs as per unit policy.

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.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

EKG monitoring

Education

High School or GED

Job description

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 7:00PM to 7:00AM with weekends

Job Description

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

• Education - High School or GED

Preferred Experience

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

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.