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Adventist HealthCare

Non-profit faith-based healthcare system

Monitor Technician - Night Shift, Central Telemetry

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSilver Spring, MD, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or GED is required.
  • At least one year of experience with emergency situations and maintaining continuous strips of cardiac rhythms, or at least one year of acute clinical experience, is required.
  • Completion of the Monitor Technician Program within six months of hire is required.
  • Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification is required.
  • Applicants must be able to meet the stated tobacco and drug testing requirements; positive cotinine or marijuana results result in withdrawal of employment offers.
  • Applicants may be required to furnish proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

Responsibilities

  • Document rhythms on the EKG flow sheet and immediately report any change in cardiac rhythm to the nurse.
  • Obtain strips when irregularities occur.
  • Maintain charge requisitions on monitored patients.
  • Notify nursing personnel when patient electrodes need replacement or newly monitored patients need to be connected.
  • Maintain safe and effective operation of the monitoring console.
  • Ensure paper loaders are full.
  • Monitor the assigned telemetry console.
  • At the start of each shift, obtain monitor strips, interpret each strip, add the date and time, and place it on the flow sheet.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
  • Provide a verbal report to relief personnel and a patient report to oncoming technicians.
  • Verify and adjust alarm limits according to the levels established for each patient.
  • Verify that alarms are on at all times.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Proficiency in dysrhythmia recognition and interpretation is strongly preferred.

About the Company

Adventist HealthCare

Non-profit faith-based healthcare system

Adventist HealthCare operates a network of hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and mental health services in Maryland. It delivers coordinated care across inpatient, outpatient, home-based, and community settings, guided by its faith-based mission. Unlike many providers, it is a not-for-profit organization that reinvests earnings into facilities and community health rather than distributing profits. Its goal is to provide compassionate patient care rooted in the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ and to improve regional health through reinvested resources.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Gaithersburg, MD
Founded
1907

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