Monitor Technician - Emergency Department, Full Time, Days
Cape Fear Valley Health
Summary
Maintain observation of cardiac monitor consoles.
Job description
Summary
Maintain observation of cardiac monitor consoles.
Major Job Functions
- Assume responsibility for monitoring cardiac rhythms
- Perform telemetry monitoring duties
- Alert nurse to respond to alarms resulting from rhythm changes
- Alert nursing assistant or other competent staff member to respond to equipment or reception alarms (such as "leads off" or "low battery")
- Print and document strip assessment every four hours, on admission, during a code, upon request and as rhythms/rates change
- Actively demonstrate responsibility concerning customer satisfaction, patient throughput and hospital functional capacity
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Formal Training
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- EKG certification preferred
- All internal and external applicants will be required to take a Dysrhythmia class and must successfully pass the required test within 60 days of employment; applicants with EKG certification or previous MT experience may take and pass the Dysrhythmia test in lieu of the class
- All employees will be required to successfully pass the advanced dysrhythmia test every 6 months (April and October each year)
Work Experience
- 1 year of monitor technician experience preferred
- 1 year of healthcare experience (i.e. Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, MT) preferred
- 1 year of medical terminology experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
- Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking the English language
- Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills
- Verbal and written skills required
- Remains calm under emergency situations
Physical Requirements
- Speech and auditory acuity for communication of patient needs
- Visual acuity for observation of patients
- Long periods of sitting, standing, walking, bending and lifting
- May involve skin, eye, mucous membrane or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious material
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- EKG certification preferred
- Must successfully pass Dysrhythmia class and test within 60 days of employment
- Must pass advanced dysrhythmia test every 6 months
- 1 year of monitor technician experience preferred
- 1 year of healthcare experience preferred
- 1 year of medical terminology experience preferred
- Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking the English language
- Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills
- Verbal and written skills required
- Remains calm under emergency situations
Company overview
Cape Fear Valley Health is a comprehensive regional healthcare system based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving southeastern North Carolina and surrounding regions. Established in 1956, it has grown to become North Carolina's 8th largest health system, operating as a private not-for-profit organization with 7,500 employees and over 1,000 physicians. The system encompasses eight hospitals with 988 total beds, including Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Bladen County Hospital, Hoke Hospital, and Harnett Health facilities. Annually, the system serves more than 1 million inpatient and outpatient visits across its network of over 150 locations. Cape Fear Valley Health specializes in cardiac care, cancer treatment, surgical services, neuroscience, pediatrics, rehabilitation, orthopedics, and behavioral health. The organization has earned numerous national recognitions including Healthgrades Top 100 Hospital for Cardiac Care, IBM Watson Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital, and The Leapfrog Group Grade-A for Patient Safety. With a mission to provide exceptional healthcare for all patients, the system emphasizes patient-centered care, innovation, and community service while maintaining multiple disease-specific certifications from The Joint Commission.