Monitor Technician, Day Shift, Heart and Vascular (HVU)

Adventist HealthCare; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Employee parking

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Employer retirement contribution and 3

EAP support

Job summary

Adventist HealthCare’s White Oak Medical Center is seeking a Monitor Technician to document cardiac rhythms, obtain strips, and monitor telemetry. You will report rhythm changes to nurses, maintain electrodes and monitor equipment, and participate in quality improvement efforts.

Required are a High School diploma or GED, completion of the Monitor Technician Program within 6 months, and BLS certification. Prior rhythm recognition skills are preferred, with a 36-hour weekly schedule and day shifts.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Completion of Monitor Technician Program within 6 months of hire.
• Active American Heart Association BLS certification required.
• Proficiency in dysrhythmia recognition and interpretation is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Document rhythm on EKG flow sheet and report changes to the nurse.
• Obtain strips on irregularities.
• Maintain charge requisitions on monitored patients.
• Notify nursing staff about electrode replacement and new monitored patients.
• Maintain safe operation of the Monitoring Console at all times.
• Ensure paper loaders are full and monitors are active.
• Monitor assigned telemetry console and verify alarms are on at all times.
• Obtain monitor strips at shift start and date/time stamp them.
• Participate in quality and service improvement teams.
• Provide reports to relief personnel and patient reports to oncoming technicians.

Skills

Dysrhythmia recognition

BLS certification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Monitor Technician Program completion

Job description

• Shift Differential Eligible: Yes

White Oak Medical Center

As a Monitor Technician, You Will

• Document rhythm on EKG flow sheet. Immediately reports any change in cardiac rhythm to the nurse.
• Obtains strips on irregularities.
• Maintain charge requisitions on monitored patients
• Make nursing personnel aware of need for replacement of patient electrodes and/or newly monitored patients to be connected.
• Maintain safe and effective operation of the Monitoring Console at all times.
• Ensures that paper loaders are full.
• Monitor assigned telemetry console.
• Obtains monitor strips at the start of each shift, interprets strip, puts date and time on each strip, and places it on flow sheet.
• Participate in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
• Provides a verbal report to relief persons and gives a patient report to oncoming technicians.
• Verify and adjusts alarm limits as established for the levels appropriate to the individual patient.
• Verify alarms are on at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications Include

• High School Diploma or GED required
• 1-year experience with emergency situations and maintaining continuous strips of cardiac rhythms and or at least one (1) year of acute clinical experience required.
• Completion of the Monitor Technician Program within 6 months of hire
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Proficiency in dysrhythmia recognition and interpretation - strongly preferred

Work Schedule

• Employment Type: Full-time
• Hours per Week: 36 hours per week (three 12 hour shifts)
• Typical Daily Schedule: 6:45 AM–7:15 PM
• Shift Type: Days
• Weekend Requirements: Required, every other weekend rotation
• Holiday Requirements: Required to follow unit holiday calendar
• Shift Differential Eligible: Yes

Pay Range

$19.21 - $24.90

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We Do This By Offering

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

COVID-19 Vaccination

Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.

Tobacco and Drug Statement

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.

While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.

Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing. ("Nicotine products" include, but are not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping products, hookah, and nicotine replacement products (e.g., nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine lozenges, etc.).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate your mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background. AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants’ religious beliefs.

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