Monitor Tech

Founded in 1958, Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Grass Valley, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for three consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As a Monitor Tech, you will be responsible for continuous observation and analysis of patients' cardiac rhythms to detect and report changes.

Every day you will meticulously monitor EKG strips, identify arrhythmias, measure intervals, and promptly communicate critical findings to nursing staff and healthcare providers, ensuring accurate documentation.

To be successful, you will demonstrate sharp observational skills, a thorough understanding of cardiac rhythms, and the ability to act quickly and precisely under pressure, crucial for patient safety and timely intervention.

• Notifies nurse immediately of loss of clear telemetry signal and arranges for coverage when leaving monitor room as evidenced by direct observation and random audits of telemetry patients.
• Maintains rhythm strips and monitoring logs in accordance with unit policies and as evidenced by random audits of log books.
• Admits and discharges patients out of telemetry system in accordance with unit policy as evidenced by correct patient placement in rooms..
• Troubleshoots and maintains equipment and supplies as evidenced by clean work environment and equipment.
• Recognizes and records normal EKG wave forms as evidenced by annual testing, random audits and lack of complaints regarding accuracy.
• Recognizes, records and informs nurse of abnormalities/changes in patient wave forms as evidenced by annual testing, random audits and lack of complaints regarding accuracy.

Required

• 1 year cardiac monitoring experience and acute care experience
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support
• Basic medical terminology Basic computer skills Excellent communication skills. Ability to successfully complete dysrhythmia recognition test.
• EKG Monitoring course completion within 12 months