Monitor Technician, FT, Day

@ 250 Prisma Health-Midlands
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Monitor Technician, FT, Day

Columbia, SC
Posted 1 week ago

About the job

Prisma Health is dedicated to transforming healthcare with compassionate staff. The Monitor Technician role involves observing cardiac monitors, reporting changes, maintaining equipment, and supporting staff in a hospital setting with no prior experience required.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Ability to monitor cardiac rhythms
  • Good communication skills
  • Team player

Qualifications

  • Successful completion of arrhythmia training
  • Arrhythmia exam within 30 days
  • Maintain competencies annually
  • Flexibility to work day shift

Full job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Observes cardiac monitors to identify abnormal heart rhythms under the supervision of a registered nurse. Performs duties in a centralized monitoring environment that monitors patients across multiple departments.

Essential Functions

  • All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

  • Observes cardiac monitors and reports any changes in cardiac rhythm per policy.

  • Receives report from the previous shift and documents strips per policy.

  • Responsible for the management and distribution of transmitter boxes. Ensures transmitter boxes are returned to the surveillance center in a timely manner after discontinuation of telemetry monitoring.

  • Reports problems regarding poor transmission, etc. to the appropriate unit and personnel.  Reports telemetry system failures to designated personnel and departments.

  • Completes telemetry summary report per policy guidelines.

  • Triages incoming phone calls, provides appropriate information in a calm and concise manner and logs phone calls.

  • Maintains adequate supplies and keeps the monitoring areas and equipment clean and organized.

  • Participates in training and the continuous development of new staff. Attends educational programs, in-services and meetings as required.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

  • This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

  • Education - High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

  • Experience - No previous experience required. Previous experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

In Lieu Of

  • NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

  • After hire, requires attendance of formal arrhythmia training class and successful completion of the Prisma Health Arrhythmia exam with a minimum passing score within 2 attempts. 

  • Successful completion of the arrhythmia exam must be completed within 30 days of hire.

  • Arrhythmia competencies must be maintained on an annual basis if working in a monitor tech role.  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • NA

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Richland

Facility

Richland Hospital

Department

Central Monitoring Station

Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.

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