Monitor Technician PRN

HCA Healthcare; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Doctors Hospital of Augusta, part of HCA Healthcare, is seeking a PRN Monitor Technician to provide bedside support and monitor telemetry for assigned patients. You will interpret rhythms, document patient status, and communicate changes to the nursing team.

The role requires BCLS within 30 days, ability to pass rhythm exams, and preferred telemetry experience. We value teamwork and a caring, patient-focused approach in our 350+ bed facility serving the Augusta community.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Must be able to pass the Rhythms and Arrhythmias exam.
• Telemetry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret Rhythms and Arrhythmias.
• Report all changes in heart rate/rhythm to appropriate nursing staff.
• Maintain Telemetry Supplies.
• Record patient condition utilizing computerized documentation systems.
• Perform duties with full understanding of related age specific factors.
• Orient and mentor new staff members.
• Follow Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Skills

Rhythms and Arrhythmias interpretation

Telemetry experience

BCLS within 30 days

Job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a Monitor Technician PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Doctors Hospital of Augusta which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Provides physical comfort and care to all patients assigned to them, answers telephone and intercom, assists in transcribing medical orders and nursing information, observes and maintains the cardiac monitors and telemetry units.

What you will do in this role:

• You will interpret Rhythms and Arrhythmias.
• You will report all changes in heart rate/rhythm to appropriate nursing staff.
• You will maintain Telemetry Supplies.
• You will record patient condition utilizing computerized documentation systems.
• You will perform duties with full understanding of related age specific factors.
• You will orient and mentor new staff members.
• You will follow Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Must be able to pass the Rhythms and Arrhythmias exam
• Telemetry experience preferred

Doctors Hospital of Augusta has provided quality healthcare services since 1973. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With nearly 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our 350+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. We offer a wide range of services for our patients. Our services include our nationally recognized Burn Center and Cancer Center, accredited by the American College of Surgeons. We are Chest Pain Accredited. We have earned the Joint Commission's certificate of distinction for total hip and total knee replacement and spinal fusion surgery and are the only CARF accredited facility in the area.

At Doctors Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our Augusta community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.