Monitor Technician

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Monitor Technician today with HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake.


Job Summary and Qualifications

This Job Description provides criteria for evaluation of the Telemetry Technician working in a staff position. The Telemetry Technician assigned to the Surgical Intermediate Unit evaluates patients on telemetry, including adults and geriatrics.

What you will do in this role:

• Performs duties appropriate to the position and in compliance with hospital policies and procedures, and any other duties, as assigned.
• Monitors all equipment for the proper functioning at the start of shifts and notifies Bio-Medical and Director/Nurse Manager of any problems.
• It is accountable for all telemetry units at start and end of shift.
• Put all telemetry notes with the patient's chart immediately, when telemetry discontinued.
• Documents all telemetry admissions on 24-hour Telemetry Worksheet in logbook.
• Documents a six-second strip swiftly and when changes in rate/rhythm occur and make sure all strips are properly interpreted.
• Notifies Charge Nurse of all rate/rhythm changes.
• Responsible for maintaining and improving own job knowledge and skills.
• Responsible for maintaining a friendly customer atmosphere.
• Responsible for maintaining monitors in working conditions while on or off patient and including changing batteries and leads.
• Responsible for setting alarms at appropriate settings and sufficiently audible levels.
• Responsible for alerting nurse of 48 hr renewal order due.
• Responsible for notifying AOS/Director when all monitors are in use and the need for intervention to free up monitors as part of Through Put Plan.

What qualifications you will need:

• EKG Tech preferred
• No Travel Required
• No experience Required Years of Experience

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits


Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital. For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston . Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.


HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.


"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Monitor Technician opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.