Monitor Technician

UNC Health Care; Old Farm (NC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is hiring a Monitor Tech to assist care teams by monitoring cardiac rhythms and supporting unit desk functions. The role includes telemetry interpretation and clerical duties to support patient care in a per diem capacity.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, fluency in English, and the ability to learn ECG interpretation and monitor system protocols within defined timeframes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to policies, procedures, safety plans, and standards set by regulatory bodies.
• Demonstrates the Monitor Technician skills as validated by competency checklists.
• Documents and interprets patient heart rhythm and rate using telemetry.
• Ensures patient safety by notifying the charge nurse of risk factors and maintaining safety measures.
• Communicates routine information clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Identifies arrhythmias or significant changes and reports them to the assigned nurse.
• Obtains six-second ECG strips as indicated and provides them for evaluation.
• Plans and organizes work to maximize time, resources, and staffing to ensure quality patient care.

Skills

English fluency

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

The Monitor Tech assists the professional caregiver in the care of patients by monitoring cardiac rhythms and performing a wide range of clerical, transcription and maintenance of the patient care unit desk area functions. The Monitor Clerk ensures that Hospital's philosophy, standards, policies and procedures are met and maintained in a professional manner

Responsibilities

• Adheres to policies, procedures, all safety plans, and all standards imposed by regulatory organizations.
• Demonstrates proper performance of skills reflected and validated by the Monitor Technician competency checklist.
• Documents and interprets patient?s heart rhythm and rate by utilizing telemetry recordings.
• Ensures patient safety at all times by notifying the charge nurse of any risk factors seen initiating and maintaining appropriate safety measures as outlined in policies and procedures.
• Exchanges routine information in an appropriate manner requiring good oral and written communication skills.
• Identifies patient arrhythmias/abnormalities or significant changes from baseline and reports changes immediately to the assigned nurse.
• Obtains six second strip as indicated by patient condition and gives current strips to charge nurse for further evaluation.
• Properly plans/organizes work for assigned shift to properly utilize time, resources, manpower, supplies to ensure patient receives appropriate quality care

Other Information

• High school diploma or GED.
• No licensure or certification required.
• No prior experience required
• Must be fluent in verbal and written English language. Capability to learn interpretation and respond protocols to ECG / SP 02 monitor system and to develop computer skills must be demonstrated if not competent must complete successful skills verification for ECG interpretation, monitor system, and HUC responsibilities within defined time parameters

Job Details

• Legal Employer: Lenoir Health
• Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care
• Organization Unit: Progressive Care Unit
• Work Type: Per Diem
• Salary Range:$15.63 - $17.98per hour (Minimum to Midpoint )
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Variable
• Location of Job: US:NC:Kinston
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
• Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.