Monitor Technician Senior

Inova Health System; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement match

Education assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Inova Center for Personalized Health is seeking a dedicated Monitor Technician Senior to join the team on a full-time basis (36 hours/week, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM, weekends). The role requires 5 years of telemetry monitoring experience and a high school diploma or equivalent.

The incumbent will monitor patient waveforms, alert the care team to abnormalities, and assist in training staff. Inova offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement matching, education

Qualifications

• 5 years of telemetry monitoring experience required.
• High School diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor telemetry and recognize abnormalities in patient waveforms.
• Notify nurse of loss of signal and arrange coverage as needed.
• Assist in training and orientation of new Monitor Technicians and manage unit daily activities.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

Experience 5 years

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Monitor Technician Senior to join the team. This role will be Full-Time 36 Hours Per Week 7:00PM to 7:00AM with Weekends

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Job Responsibilities:

• Orders and maintains inventory of supplies. Demonstrates proficiency in troubleshooting methods.
• Notifies nurse immediately of loss of clear telemetry signal and arranges for coverage when leaving monitor room.
• Recognizes, records and informs nurse of abnormalities/changes in patient waveforms.
• Assists in the training and orientation of new Monitor Technicians. Delegates duties to appropriate staff and oversees the daily activities and scheduling of the unit.
• Recognizes and records normal electrocardiogram waveforms.
• Pages STAT to Registered Nurse and healthcare team members for any patient with life threatening arrhythmias and initiates MSET per unit policy.

Additional Requirements:

• Licensure -None Required
• Certification - None Required
• Experience - 5 years of telemetry monitoring experience.
• Education - High School diploma or equivalent.