City/State
Virginia Beach, VA
Overview
Work Shift
Third (Nights) (United States of America)
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital is hiring a Monitor Tech for the Telemetry Department.
This is a full-time position with night (third) shift hours and great benefits!
Position is located in Virginia Beach, VA.
Job Requirements
- High School Grad or Equivalent
- Preferred: EKG/Monitor Tech- 1 year experience
- Completion of a monitor technician surveillance program/course required upon hire. Candidates who have not completed a monitor technician surveillance program must complete a certificate program within 90 days of hire. Or 1 year experience in monitor technician surveillance within the last 5 years will be accepted in substitute of a monitor tech surveillance program/course. To be released from new employee orientation all Monitor Technicians must successfully complete the Sentara Basic Arrythmia competency tool which includes passing a basic arrythmia exam.
Position Overview:
Observes, recognizes, interprets, evaluates, and documents EKG tracings on telemetry-monitored patients in order to detect deviations from patient's norm. Promptly notifies appropriate personnel of dysrhythmias. Operates and utilizes monitoring system to full capacity. Ensures proper and safe functioning of the telemetry equipment.
Facility Highlights
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital is a 276-bed acute care facility offering specialized, tertiary services. SVBGH is the region's only Level III Trauma Center and home to Sentara Heart Center, which is the portal to a sophisticated array of quality cardiac services with outcomes that surpass national standards. SVBGH is also one of only ten Advanced Primary Stroke Centers in Virginia certified by the Joint Commission. Other clinical services at this facility include Palliative Care Program , the Coastal Cancer Center , Diabetes Center , Orthopedics , Accredited Sleep Disorders Center, and an Inpatient Rehab Unit. Click here to learn more about Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital!
Sentara Benefits
Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We're setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. For more information about our employee benefits, https://www.sentaracareers.com/explore-sentara/benefits/
Join our team, where we are committed to quality healthcare, improving health every day, and provide the opportunity for training, development, growth!
Keyword: Monitor Tech, EKG Tech, Arrythmia Tech, Telemetry
Job Summary
Observes, recognizes, interprets, evaluates, and documents EKG tracings on telemetry-monitored patients in order to detect deviations from patient's norm. Promptly notifies appropriate personnel of dysrhythmias. Operates and utilizes monitoring system to full capacity. Ensures proper and safe functioning of the telemetry equipment.
Qualifications:
HS - High School Grad or Equivalent (Required)EKG/Monitor Tech
Skills
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