Monitor Technician-Night Shift

Sentara Health; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/403B with employer match

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Educational assistance or student loan

Job summary

Sentara Health in Suffolk, VA seeks a Monitor Technician to observe and document EKG tracings on telemetry patients. You will promptly notify staff of arrhythmias and operate the monitoring system to ensure safety and accuracy during the third shift.

A completion of a monitor technician surveillance program is required on hire or within 90 days; equivalencies may apply with prior surveillance experience. Sentara offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Completion of a monitor technician surveillance program/course required upon hire.
• Candidates who have not completed a monitor technician surveillance program must complete a certificate program within 90 days of hire.
• Or 1 year experience in monitor technician surveillance within the last 5 years will be accepted in substitute of a monitor tech surveillance program/course.

Responsibilities

• Observe, recognizes, interprets, evaluates, and documents EKG tracings on telemetry-monitored patients.
• Detect deviations from patient’s norm and notify appropriate personnel of dysrhythmias.
• Operate and utilize monitoring system to full capacity and ensure proper and safe functioning of telemetry equipment.

Skills

EKG interpretation

Telemetry monitoring

Documentation

Education

Monitor technician surveillance program/course

Tools

Telemetry monitoring equipment

Job description

Overview

The Monitor Technician Observes, recognizes, interprets, evaluates, and documents EKG tracings on telemetry-monitored patients in order to detect deviations from patient's norm. Promptly notifies appropriate personnel of dysrhythmias. Operates and utilizes monitoring system to full capacity. Ensures proper and safe functioning of the telemetry equipment.

City/State

Suffolk, VA

Work Shift

Third (Nights)

Overview

The Monitor Technician Observes, recognizes, interprets, evaluates, and documents EKG tracings on telemetry-monitored patients in order to detect deviations from patient's norm. Promptly notifies appropriate personnel of dysrhythmias. Operates and utilizes monitoring system to full capacity. Ensures proper and safe functioning of the telemetry equipment.

Completion of a monitor technician surveillance program/course required upon hire. Candidates who have not completed a monitor technician surveillance program must complete a certificate program within 90 days of hire. Or 1 year experience in monitor technician surveillance within the last 5 years will be accepted in substitute of a monitor tech surveillance program/course. To be released from new employee orientation all Monitor Technicians must successfully complete the Sentara Basic Arrhythmia competency tool which includes passing a basic arrhythmia exam.

Key Words

Monitor, Cardiac, EKG, Technician, Support, hospital, clinic, certified, program, arrythmia

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full‑time employment is $19.55 - $28.69 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on‑call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra‑shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Obici Hospital

a 175‑bed state‑of‑the‑art facility, is located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, VA. Our full‑service hospital continues a legacy of providing residents of Western Tidewater with high‑quality, patient‑centered care. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine, heart and vascular, advanced imaging, gynecological and comprehensive breast services, behavioral health, maternity, weight loss surgery, and a heartburn treatment center.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000‑member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco‑free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work

Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.