Monitor Technician - Telemetry - Per Diem Nights

Monitor Technician – Central Telemetry – Per Diem Nights (7pm‑7:30am) | Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey

Requisition #
Shift: Night
Status: Per Diem

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better – advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

• Observes patient telemetry monitoring system and reports any abnormal responses promptly.
• Admits and discharges patients from the patient telemetry monitoring system.
• Runs rhythm strips from the patient telemetry monitoring system as per protocol.
• Monitors accurate functioning of the patient telemetry monitoring system (e.g., battery life, rhythm clarity, transmitter safety).
• Lifts a minimum of 5 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (e.g., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired). Communicates with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their appropriate level.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years experience in a health-related field.
• 1 year experience in the field or an associated field of cardiology.
• Successful completion of monitor technician course at any hospital facility.
• Successful passing rate on the HUMC Dysrhythmia Challenge Exam upon hire or within 6 months of hire.
• Exposure and experience in computers.

Starting at $21.84 hourly. Compensation is benchmarked against market data and adjusted for experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, and budget. Additional benefits include health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.