Monitor Technician

Socket.dev; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

401(k) retirement package

Career growth opportunities

Flexible scheduling (PRN)

Wellness programs

Job summary

Lifepoint Health in Hickory, NC seeks a Monitor Tech on a PRN basis to support a 24-bed Med-Surg Telemetry unit. You will monitor multiple patient monitors, identify arrhythmias, correct artifacts, and promptly report changes to the nursing team, ensuring equipment is functioning properly and issues are escalated.

The role emphasizes patient safety, collaboration with RNs and CNAs, and maintaining high-quality cardiac monitoring around the clock in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Performs continual surveillance of multiple monitors.
• Identifies significant arrhythmias and intervenes appropriately.
• Tests equipment for proper working order.
• Reports abnormal findings to nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Performs continual surveillance of multiple monitors.
• Identifies significant arrhythmias and/or signs of patient distress and intervenes appropriately.
• Identifies and corrects for artifacts.
• Reports abnormal assessment and telemetry findings to nursing staff.
• Tests equipment for proper working order.
• Reports equipment problems to supervisor.

Skills

Monitor surveillance

Arrhythmia identification

Artifact correction

Equipment testing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Telemetry monitors

Medical equipment testing

Job description

Schedule: PRN

Job Location Type: Med-Surg Telemetry

Your experience matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ®.

More about our team

Join our team in a 24 bed unit staffed with Registered Nurses (RNs), Certified Nursing Assistants (NAs), and monitor techs. This unit focuses on Pre & Post Cardiac Cath patients with 24 hr cardiac monitoring.

How you’ll contribute

A Monitor Tech, who excels in this role:

• Performs continual surveillance of multiple monitors.
• Identifies significant arrhythmias and/or signs of patient distress and intervenes appropriately.
• Identifies and corrects for artifacts.
• Reports abnormal assessment and telemetry findings or changes in patient physical, mental, and emotional conditions to nursing staff.
• Tests equipment for proper working order.
• Reports equipment problems to supervisor.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits:Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage — withmedical plans starting at just $10 per pay period — tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
• Financial Protection & PTO:Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth:Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being:Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development:Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Available for full and part time employees to further education.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent Required

Certifications:

• Handle with Care (HWC) within 6 months of hire/transfer

EEOC Statement

“ Frye Regional Medical Centeris an Equal Opportunity Employer.Frye Regional Medical Centeris committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.