Nursing Monitor Technician I, Telemetry, Full-time 12 hr. Nights

Nursing Monitor Technician I, Telemetry, Full-time 12 hr. Nights, Winston-Salem

JOB SUMMARY: Provides accurate cardiac rhythm surveillance through continuous monitoring of pediatric and/or adult telemetry patients. A standard procedure for rhythm observation and documentation is utilized, which contributes to positive patient outcomes for cardiac monitored patients. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or GED equivalent. Successful completion of an approved dysrhythmia course during first week of hire and must pass dysrhythmia test during first week of orientation. Previous monitor technician and clerical experience preferred. 

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: N/A 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Ensures continuous telemetry monitoring is established and documentation is maintained. 2. Ensures monitoring equipment is functioning correctly. 3. Ensures dysrhythmias or rhythm changes are communicated timely. 4. Maintains knowledge and skills related to dysrhythmia monitoring. 5. Participates in quality improvement projects. 6. Supports provision of age/developmental appropriate care in accordance with Age/Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the age groups served. 7. Promotes efficient use of fiscal resources. SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of various dysrhythmias Knowledge of medical terminology Basic computer skills Strong communication skills 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Contact with patients, family members, visitors, co-workers, and medical staff under a wide variety of circumstances Regular exposure to the risk of blood-borne diseases, infectious, and contagious diseases Moderate to high levels of stress Moderate noise environment Exposure to cleaning agents Exposure to hazards from electrical equipment Handles emergency or crisis situations Subject to many interruptions Clean, well-lit and comfortable climate 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 0% 35% 65% to to to 35% 65% 100% N/A Activity X Standing X Walking X Sitting X Bending X Reaching with arms X Finger and hand dexterity X Talking X Hearing X Seeing Lifting, carrying, pushing and or pulling: X 20 lbs. maximum X 50 lbs. maximum X 100 lbs. maximum

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.