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.

Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland. 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. The Holy Cross Health Network operates primary-care practices, affordable health centers, and a wide range of community-based health and wellness programs, along with specialty care, home care and hospice services.

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

Requirements

• 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. Pay is 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 and 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. Benefit-eligible roles range from 0.5 FTE (20 hours weekly) up to 1.0 FTE (40 hours weekly).