Monitor Technician

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center is seeking a Monitor Technician for our full-time night shift. You will provide continuous cardiac monitor observation, detect rhythm patterns, and report findings to nursing and medical staff.

A high school diploma or GED and BLS certification are required, with six months of patient care experience preferred. You will set up ECG monitoring equipment, apply electrodes, record measurements, and assist with interpretation.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED or equivalent education/experience.
• Six months of patient care experience in acute care preferred.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and ensures proper functioning of ECG monitoring equipment.
• Applies electrodes on predetermined positions and checks performance.
• Records and calculates parameters and assists ECG interpretation.
• Monitors patient condition levels and reports changes.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Maintains logs for equipment malfunctions.
• Performs clerical duties such as answering telephone.
• Participates in orientation and ongoing in-service education.
• Adheres to safety, confidentiality, values, and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Follow directions

Equipment setup

Read and interpret documents

Communication skills

Problem solving

Data interpretation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ECG monitoring equipment

Job description

Monitor Technician

Job Category: Allied Health

Schedule: Full time

Shift: 3 - Night Shift

Hiring for Days and Nights!

SUMMARY:

Provides continuous cardiac monitor observation to detect, record, and report normal and abnormal heart rhythms patterns and provide ECG interval measurements. Consults with nursing staff and medical staff regarding heart rhythm patterns.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Sets up and ensures proper functioning of ECG monitoring equipment; applies electrodes on predetermined measured positions on the patient and checks their performance.

Records and calculates all necessary parameters and assists with the interpretation of ECG tracings.

Monitors patient condition levels; reports changes to the appropriate individuals

Responds to emergency situations.

Maintains logs or reports as directed for equipment malfunctions.

Performs clerical duties such as answering telephone.

Participates in the orientation of new personnel and in the ongoing in-service education of the team.

Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values policies and standards.

Performs related duties assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

EXPERIENCE: Six (6) months of patient care experience, preferably in an acute care setting; or no experience if completed one semester of clinicals in an acute care setting in an accredited nursing program, or completed a formal Patient Care Tech (PCT) program, or obtained a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification, or obtained a Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) licensure.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Skill in attention to detail, and following directions.
• Ability to learn how to set up equipment to ensure the most accurate readings.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action; ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.