Monitor Tech

About Us

Desert Regional Medical Center hospital offers a rewarding career for compassionate healthcare professionals dedicated to patient care. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

Shift: Days

Job type: Full Time

Hours: 7a-7:30p;
Days worked will vary.

The Monitor Tech (Health Unit Coordinator II) is responsible for maintaining supplies and equipment, performing non-clinical nursing tasks, and performing clerical and receptionist duties for a nursing unit. Access to demographic information and limited Patient Health Information as related to job function.

• Monitors and interprets accurately cardiac rhythms of patients on telemetric equipment. Informs licensed caregiver of dysrhythmia as they occur.
• Maintains integrity of the telemetry system. Reports all malfunctions or needed adjustments of equipment.
• Documents all EKG rhythm strips with patient room number, name, date, and time obtained.
• Ensures that all alarms are on at all times with the appropriate parameters.
• Maintains and updates knowledge of basic arrhythmias.
• May perform clerical and other duties as requested.
• Obtains information and interprets information in terms of the patient’s needs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development and understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Demonstrates knowledge of electrocardiographic monitoring and responds appropriately to electrocardiographic rhythms.
• Answers questions and directs visitors and the patients’ family members in a courteous manner; assists physicians and hospital personnel with locating patients and charts.
• Follows unit guidelines for communication and screening calls; answers incoming telephone calls within four rings and refers calls as needed.
• Assembles patient records within 30 minutes of transfer and maintains current and previous records per unit policies/procedures.
• Maintains medical records in the designated area and obtains chart copies for transfer to another facility before discharge.
• Maintains the integrity of the discharge chart for medical records and enters orders correctly into the CERNER System in a timely manner.
• Follows CERNER downtime procedures and signs, times, and dates all transcribed orders; notifies nurse of any STAT orders when written.
• Documents allergies at admission and ongoing; assists in clarifying illegible or confusing orders to facilitate patient follow-up.
• Demonstrates accurate rhythm interpretation, notifies nurse of cardiac changes, maintains alarm integrity, and obtains rhythm strips during Code Blue as needed.
• Participates in unit effectiveness activities, attends staff meetings or reads and signs staff meeting minutes; participates in unit quality improvement activities as assigned.
• Gives end-of-shift report regarding pending issues to oncoming HUC or appropriate staff, and uses computer systems for transfer, discharge census, reports, and printing functions.
• Keeps patient computer screens updated; obtains preliminary reports as needed; transports items to/from lab, pharmacy, or other departments; obtains emergency equipment as needed.
• Completes other non-direct patient care duties as directed and checks pre-established unit inventory, ordering supplies as needed.
• Takes responsibility for utilizing and directing volunteers; follows…