Monitor Technician

• Area of Interest: Patient Care
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9
• Department: 6 SW Stepdown- Downtown
• Shift: Nights 6pm-6am
• Job ID: 184896

Overview

Monitor Tech - Stepdown

UnityPoint - St. Lukes - Sioux City Downtown

Hours: Full Time, 36 hours per week, 12 hour shifts

Schedule: Nights 6pm-6am, rotating weekends and holidays

Provides continuous surveillance of patient telemetry, accurately interprets cardiac rhythms and related parameters, documents findings per protocol, and promptly alerts the care team to significant changes.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.  Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Monitors patient heart rhythms.
• Interprets heart rhythms and documents tracings per unit guidelines.
• Communicates all changes in heart rhythms and/or capnography to the provider.
• Cleans and tracks all telemetry devices.
• Cleans and tracks all vocera devices.
• Ensures accommodation codes are up to date.
• Performs 12-lead EKGs as ordered.
• Assists with telemetry monitor positioning as needed.
• Demonstrates the UnityPoint Health Values and Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to policies and procedures and safety guidelines.

Qualifications

Education:

• High school graduate or equivalent required.

Experience:

• Previous Monitor Tech experience preferred.
• Previous nursing assistant experience preferred.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Certified in Basic Life Support within 90 days of hire
• Certified Nursing Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, or Certification Paramedic Certification preferred