Monitor Technician - Emergency

Prime Healthcare; Montclair (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Montclair Hospital Medical Center, part of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is seeking a per diem Monitor Tech for night shifts in the Emergency Department. You will support nursing staff by monitoring patient rhythms, transcribing orders when needed, and helping prepare patient charts.

The role requires a high school diploma, a current BLS certificate, and a dysrhythmia interpretation certificate; six months of Monitor Technician experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Education, experience, and credentials required for new hires.
• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Current BLS and a dysrhythmia interpretation certificate must be maintained.

Responsibilities

• Monitor cardiac rhythms via direct monitors in the ED.
• Transcribe physician orders in absence of CPOE/EMR.
• Verify lab and radiology orders are completed and documented.
• Prepare patient charts and assemble daily records.

Skills

Monitor Technician experience

Dysrhythmia interpretation

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate

BLS Certification

Job description

Overview

At Montclair Hospital Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, Montclair Hospital Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!Founded in 1973, Montclair Hospital, a 106-bed acutecare, not-for-profit community hospital, received the “100 Top Hospital” in the nation award from IBM Watson Health, thePatient Safety Excellence award from Healthgrades®, and the Women’s Choice Award® for America’sBest Emergency Care. For more information visitMontclair-hospital.org

Responsibilities

The Monitor Tech is an unlicensed person who performs indirect care in the department setting. Monitors cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac monitors. Meets the communication needs of the department. Transcribes physician orders in the absence of CPOE and EMR clinical documentation system. Verifies that lab tests and radiology tests have been ordered and done. Prepares and complies records in the Emergency Department. Orders supplies for the unit and prepares and completes each patient’s chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis. Able to assist nursing staff with indirect patient care duties as long as the activity does not distract from primary responsibility for dysrhythmia monitoring.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• 1. High School Diploma or Equivalent or related experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014.
• 2. Current Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
• 3. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• 4. Six months previous experience as Monitor Technician preferred.

Pay Transparency

Montclair Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $23.00. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

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