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Monitor Technician/EKG Tech

Sentara Health

Charlottesville, VAFull-timeNo compensation foundPosted 1mo agoVerified open 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Charlottesville, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Sentara Basic Arrhythmia Competency Certification

Job overview

Sentara Health is hiring a Monitor Technician/EKG Tech. Sentara Martha Jefferson is hiring Monitor Technicians in Charlottesville, VA, offering multiple shift options including PRN/Flexi nights, PRN/Flexi days, and a full‑time night shift. The role involves observing, recognizing, interpreting, evaluating, and documenting EKG tracings on telemetry‑monitored patients, notifying personnel of dysrhythmias, operating monitoring systems, and ensuring equipment safety while rotating across hospital areas except LDRP and Emergency.

Key focus areas include Observe, recognize, interpret, evaluate, and document EKG tracings on telemetry‑monitored patients, Promptly notify appropriate personnel of dysrhythmias, and Operate and utilize monitoring system to full capacity.

Successful candidates bring High School Graduate Or Equivalent, Completion Of Monitor Technician Surveillance Program Or Course, and 1 Year Experience In Monitor Technician Surveillance Within Last 5 Years. Important skills include Observe EKG Tracings, Recognize EKG Tracings, Interpret EKG Tracings, Evaluate EKG Tracings, Document EKG Tracings, and Detect Deviations From Patient's Norm.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Observe EKG TracingsRecognize EKG TracingsInterpret EKG TracingsEvaluate EKG TracingsDocument EKG TracingsDetect Deviations From Patient's NormOperate Monitoring SystemUtilize Monitoring SystemEnsure Proper Functioning of Telemetry EquipmentEKG ExperienceEKGTelemetryArrhythmia InterpretationSentara Basic Arrhythmia Competency ToolArrhythmia

Qualifications

High School Graduate or EquivalentMonitor Technician Surveillance Program or Course1 Year Experience in Monitor Technician Surveillance Within Last 5 Years1 Year Experience as Monitor TechExperience in Acute Care SettingEKG ExperienceSentara Basic Arrhythmia Competency Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

City/State

Charlottesville, VA

Work Shift

Multiple shifts available

Overview:

Sentara Martha Jefferson is hiring Monitor Technicians in Charlottesville, VA!

Schedules available:

  • PRN/Flexi Nights

  • PRN/Flexi Days

  • Full Time Night Shift

The Monitor Technician o bserves, 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.

This position will rotate between all areas of the hospital with cardiac monitoring patients with the exception of the LDRP and Emergency Departments.

The Telemetry/Stroke team at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital provides care for patients with cardiac conditions including heart failure, cardiac rhythm disturbances, newly implanted permanent pacemakers and defibrillators, post- coronary interventions, post-ablation, myocardial infarctions. Each Monitor Technician can expect an average of 20-36 patients per shift.

  • Sentara Martha Jefferson has under a 12.6% RN Turnover rate

  • Patient Satisfaction scores are highest in the system at Martha Jefferson

  • Sentara Martha Jefferson Foundation education assistance program up to $32,500

  • Free Parking at Sentara Martha Jefferson

Education

  • High School Graduate or Equivalent required.

  • Completion of a monitor technician surveillance program/course required.

  • 1 year experience in monitor technician surveillance within the last 5 years will be accepted in substitute of a monitor tech surveillance program/course.

Certification/Licensure

  • Successfully complete the Sentara Basic Arrhythmia competency tool which includes passing a basic arrhythmia exam.

Experience

  • 1 year of experience as a Monitor Tech preferred

  • Experience in acute care setting preferred.

  • EKG experience preferred

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Keyword: EKG, Monitor Tech, Telemetry tech, Telemetry, arrhythmia

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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans

  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000

  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

  • Emergency Backup Care

  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans

  • Life Insurance

  • 401k/403B with Employer Match

  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000

•Pet Insurance •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, located in Charlottesville, VA, is a Magnet status, 176-bed facility featuring all patient-friendly private rooms. Since its founding more than 100 years ago, Sentara Martha Jefferson has constantly evolved to meet the diverse healthcare needs of the patients who trust us with their care.

Today, our vision is as clear as it was to our founders. We will continue to set the standard for clinical quality and personalized healthcare services. Our hospital offers specialized care in Cancer Care, Heart and Vascular, Neurology and Neurosurgery (including a Primary Stroke Center), Orthopedics, and Maternity.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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