Monitor Technician

About the role

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health! Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day. A Brief Overview The Monitor Technician/Clinical Secretary continually monitors cardiac rhythms on a specific unit, identifies and interprets changes in rhythms and acts appropriately. Performs clerical duties on a nursing unit, answers the telephone, relays messages, and acts as a receptionist receiving and directing visitors and ambulatory patients.

Responsibilities

• Telephone and patient call bells are answered in a prompt & appropriate manner
• Redirects calls and patient requests promptly to appropriate staff
• Utilizes Service Response Center in a timely manner
• Obtains, stocks, and organizes office supplies
• Maintains label book and logbook with updates daily, with no more than one occurrence of noncompliance
• Verifies with nurse on admission and every shift patient on telemetry
• Continually monitors cardiac rhythms on a specific unit, identifies and interprets changes in rhythms and acts appropriately
• Performs clerical duties on a nursing unit, answers the telephone, relays messages, and acts as a receptionist receiving and directing visitors and ambulatory patients

Requirements

• High School Diploma with the successful completion of Medical Terminology and Monitor Tech course with a passing score on the examination
• Preferred experience: MT/Clerical experience
• Physical demand: Light

Skills

• Works with patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers

Schedule

Night - 12 hour shift (United States of America)