What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Sec/Monitor Tech 10 Hr (FT, Variable) Monterey Park Hospital position at AHMC HealthCare?
Monterey Park Hospital, located in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, is searching for a Unit Secretary/Monitor Tech for our Telemetry Department. The position is Full Time, 10 hours with variable shifts. This position reports to the Director of Telemetry.
The Unit Secretary/Monitor Tech provides clerical assistance to the Nursing Unit. This position transcribes doctors’ orders, maintains patient charts, receives documents and follows-through with phone orders, provides general clerical support (filing, faxing, copying, sorting mail, ordering supplies, placing maintenance orders), and maintains unit statistics. This position will replace the Monitor Tech during breaks, meal periods, sick calls and vacation requests. The Monitor Tech position continuously monitors patient’s cardiac rhythms by reading, recognizing, and interpreting normal and abnormal rhythms, properly reports and documents patient’s rhythms, maintains and monitors proper functioning of the telemetry equipment including alarms. Ensures level of telemetry monitoring supplies is adequate at all times, maintains unit statistics for reports.
The Unit Secretary/Monitor Tech provides clerical assistance to the Nursing Unit. This position transcribes doctors’ orders, maintains patient charts, receives documents and follows-through with phone orders, provides general clerical support (filing, faxing, copying, sorting mail, ordering supplies, placing maintenance orders), and maintains unit statistics. This position will replace the Monitor Tech during breaks, meal periods, sick calls and vacation requests. The Monitor Tech position continuously monitors patient’s cardiac rhythms by reading, recognizing, and interpreting normal and abnormal rhythms, properly reports and documents patient’s rhythms, maintains and monitors proper functioning of the telemetry equipment including alarms. Ensures level of telemetry monitoring supplies is adequate at all times, maintains unit statistics for reports.
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
- One year experience as Monitor Tech in an acute care hospital preferred.
- Monitor Technician Certification required. Current BLS (AHA) required.
- Other Proficiency in both written and oral English.