Monitor Technician

Inova Health System
parental leave, paid time off
United States, Virginia, Falls Church
Dec 16, 2024
Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Monitor Technician to join the team. This role will be full-time night shift 36 hours per week 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. 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, and remote and hybrid career opportunities. Job Responsibilities Maintains rhythm strips and monitoring logs in accordance with unit policies and as evidenced by random audits of log books. 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. Troubleshoots and maintains equipment and supplies. Admits and discharges patients out of telemetry system in accordance with unit policy. Participates in unit quality improvement initiatives as evidenced by attendance at staff meetings and verbalizing understanding of unit initiatives. Pages STAT to Registered Nurse and healthcare team members for patients with life threatening arrhythmias and initiates MSET per unit policy. May perform additional duties as assigned. Additional Requirements Work Schedule - 36 hours Per Week with Weekends 7:00PM to 7:00AM Education - Hugh School or GED Experiences - Prior telemetry monitoring experience/EKG monitoring in a hospital setting REQUIRED