Monitor Tech- Day Shift

About the role

Full-time position working 12-hour day shifts at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. Monitors, records and reports heart rhythm, seizure and fall risk activity for patients with orders for telemetry, Electronic Monitoring Unit and AvaSys Telesitter monitoring. Ensures equipment in working order in conjunction with Clinical Engineering and IT Departments. Benefit-eligible roles range from 0.5 FTE (20 hours weekly) up to 1.0 FTE (40 hours weekly).

Responsibilities

• Monitors heart rhythm pattern of patients in special care unit
• Monitors, records and reports heart rhythm, seizure and fall risk activity for patients with orders for telemetry, Electronic Monitoring Unit and AvaSys Telesitter monitoring
• Detects abnormal pattern variances using telemetry equipment and Electronic Monitoring Unit for seizure activity
• Reviews patient information to determine normal heart rhythm pattern, current pattern and prior variances
• Consistently, accurately, and promptly transmits accurate information regarding reports and patient data, or other pertinent information to appropriate healthcare team members
• Uses the hospital-wide communication systems appropriately including: initiating emergency communications according to HCH standards, responding to call lights, receiving/relaying telephone communications, prioritizing and requesting needed services and following through to ensure customer and staff satisfaction

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Six months experience performing rhythm strip interpretation
• Ability to communicate and work with medical professionals
• Any equivalent combination of education and work experience required to provide comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Demonstrated leadership ability, human relations and organization skills
• Must be able to hear and verbally communicate with the telephone, for essential duties involving receiving and giving information
• Provides accurate and timely interpretation and dissemination of information to critical care staff members and other members of the health care team related to patients cardiac rhythms as per cardiac monitoring

Pay

Hourly range: $18.11 – $25.35, based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages including medical, dental, vision, mental health, paid time off, 403B, education assistance
• Voluntary benefits (pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity and others) available from the first day of employment
• Work/life balance with flexible schedules
• Free onsite parking
• Referral Rewards Program

Schedule

Full-time, 12-hour day shifts. Position highlights note flexible schedules and work/life balance.

About the organization

Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system that serves the two most populous counties in Maryland, Montgomery and Prince George’s, with a commitment to being the most trusted provider of health-care services in the area. Founded in 1963 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Holy Cross Health is a member of Trinity Health of Livonia, Michigan. Holy Cross Hospital, in Silver Spring, is one of the largest hospitals in Maryland, and Holy Cross Germantown Hospital is the first hospital in the nation built on a community college campus, enhanced by an educational partnership. The Holy Cross Health Network operates primary-care practices and affordable health centers, and offers a wide range of innovative, community-based health and wellness programs. Specialty care, home care and hospice services round out Holy Cross Health’s high-quality and coordinated continuum of care that aims to improve health and let you live life on your own terms.