Monitor Technician jobs in Frankfort, KY

Introduction

Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our Monitor Technician FT Nights opening with Frankfort Regional Medical Center today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.

Benefits

Frankfort Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a(an) Monitor Technician FT Nights for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Summary: Under supervision of the Director, Clinical Supervisor, Clinical Coordinator or Charge Nurse and close direction of a registered nurse, administers patient care and related activities, services and/or procedures to promote the physical and emotional health and personal comfort needs for assigned patients. Delivery of patient care includes data collection, documentation, communication, implementation of patient care interventions in accordance with state Nursing Practice Acts and generic/unit structure standard, watching patient monitors and informing the RN of significant rhythms, and admitting/discharging patients from the monitoring system. The Monitor Tech / Unit Clerk practices autonomously and demonstrates efficiency in prioritizing and multi-tasking while supporting a collaborative environment. The Monitor Tech / Unit Clerk demonstrate proficiency in transcribing physician orders; using the order-entry system; and monitoring patient cardiac rhythms and vital signs

via monitor. The Monitor Tech / Unit Clerk practices professional communication with patients, families, physicians, and staff while supporting care that is provided in a patient and family centered environment. The Monitor Tech/Unit Clerk adheres to established policies and procedure and supports the Mission, Vision, and Philosophy of Nursing at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.

V. Productivity/Fiscal Responsibility: · Reports to work on time and is ready to start work · Utilizes appropriate resources to complete assignments within allocated time period · Performs accurately and in a timely manner in periods of increased work-loads and high stress · Follows through with assignments and informs supervisor if unable to complete tasks · Employee adheres to Meal/Break Policy and time clock procedures, punching in and out appropriately. · Adapts to changes in volume/acuity demands · When work is complete, seeks additional tasks · Supports responsible staffing decisions ( low volume, stand-by, on-call) · Maintains and organizes supplies appropriately · Demonstrates efforts to eliminate waste · Demonstrates ability to set priorities · Demonstrates problem solving ability using appropriate resources

VI. Behavioral Expectations:

Building Partnerships:

• Identifies opportunities to take action to build strategic relationships to help achieve goals
• Exchanges information with potential partners to clarify partnership benefits and potential problems
• Collaboratively determines the scope and expectations of the partnership so that both departments’ needs can be met
• Places higher priority on organization's goals than department’s goals
• Anticipates effects of department’s actions and decisions on partners
• Influences others to support partnership objectives

Building Trust:

• Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization
• Shares thoughts, feelings and rationale so that others understand personal positions
• Demonstrates honesty, keeps commitments and behaves in a consistent manner
• Listens to others and objectively considers others' ideas and opinions, even when they conflict with own
• Treats people with dignity, respect and fairness
• Gives proper credit to others
• Stands up for deserving others and their ideas even in the face of resistance

Passion for Results:

• Drives high standards for individual, team and organizational accomplishment
• Sets challenging goals and high performance standards for self and others
• Initiates action and moves others toward envisioned outcomes
• Corrals energy day-to-day to maintain momentum and a sense of urgency toward desired results
• Works relentlessly to overcome obstacles
• Is dissatisfied until results have been achieved
• Derives satisfaction from goal achievement and continuous improvement

Compelling Communication:

• Clearly and succinctly conveys information to individuals and groups
• Uses forceful and compelling language and tone to stimulate other’s thinking and actions
• Uses vivid analogies and illustrations to create mental images
• Uses visual aids when appropriate to enhance impact of the message
• Conveys messages logically, simply, succinctly and at the right pace, does not digress
• Checks audience’s understanding, presents messages in different ways to enhance their understanding
• Uses correct grammar and punctuation
• Uses a format and terminology appropriate to the topic and audience

Customer Focus:

• Demonstrates teamwork and cooperation, works well with others
• Serves as a resource in an effective manner to other departments as needed
• Identifies customer service issues
• Creates customer-focused practices to assure customer satisfaction
• Is cognizant of age specific, cultural and physical needs of customer in providing service

Quality Orientation:

• Accurately checks processes and tasks
• Follows procedures
• Ensures high quality output

Safety:

• Has working knowledge of the operation of the department or seeks guidance from appropriate personnel
• Reports equipment malfunctions to appropriate personnel and correctly completes work order
• Assures safe and clean environment; keeps area clutter free
• Takes action

Personal &Professional Development:

• Accepts responsibility for assessment of self-learning needs and identifies resources to accomplish personal and professional development
• Actively participates in committees as assigned
• Attends all mandatory education annually
• Makes independent decisions, manages multiple priorities
• Organized, self-directed, requires minimum supervision
• Displays professional pride
• Demonstrates an understanding of and adherence to HCA’s Code of Conduct
• Conduct reflects HCA’s values and a commitment to the Code of Conduct

VII. Duties:

1. Promotes Service Excellence, employee, patient and customer satisfaction

2. Maintains reporting responsibility to Department Clinical Supervisor, Clinical Coordinator, Charge Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Director.

3. Demonstrates and adheres to organizational policies and procedures designed to provide a safe environment. (i.e. National Patient Safety Goals; principles of proper body mechanics/ergonomics; fall risk guidelines).

4. Ensure completion of unit specific assigned tasks (e.g. census logs, telemetry logs, etc).

5. Ensures admits, discharges, and transfers are appropriately entered into the computer system.

6. Actively participates in performance improvement activities.

7. Informs department leadership (i.e. Charge Nurse, Clinical Supervisor/Coordinator, Director) of any patient/family concerns and/or satisfaction issues.

8. Informs Charge Nurse, in real time, of any issue regarding admit, discharge, or transfer of a patient.

9. Engaged in patient satisfaction.

10. Performs on-going surveillance of patient cardiac monitors and provides RNs and/or clinicians with immediate notification of any changes in cardiac rhythms and/or vital signs.

11. Promptly answers unit phones and patient call lights and responds in a courteous, respectful manner.

12. Communicates information clearly and effectively.

13. Accurately and efficiently enters/scans orders or documents into the electronic order entry system and/or medical record.

14. Complies with competency expectations and adheres to Infection Control standards.

15. Complies with organizational policies, clinical programs and systems necessary to support changing patient care needs.

16. Demonstrates positive attitude and behavior in the work environment.

17. Is a change agent for hospital/department initiatives.

18. Performs other duties, as assigned/requested.

19. Accepts departmental accountability for current and new policies, clinical programs and systems necessary to support changing patient care needs.

20. Evaluates his/her own performance based on professional practice standard, relevant studies and regulations, and organizational criteria identifying areas of strength, as well as, areas for professional/practice development.

21. Preserves privacy through maintenance of confidentiality in communication, patient care and documentation, as per HIPAA requirements.

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What qualifications you will need:

Minimum Requirements:

Education: High School Diploma or GED

Licensure/Certifications: Current BLS or successful completion of BLS during orientation period.

Experience: Prefer previous experience with cardiac monitoring. Must be able to successfully identify cardiac rhythms within the initial orientation period. Prefer secretarial experience and previous exposure to medical terminology. Proficient in keyboarding and possesses good Windows platform computer skills.

What qualifications you will need:

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

Frankfort Regional Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services for over 40 years. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 170 bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Central Kentucky. Frankfort Regional has built an excellent reputation for outstanding subspecialty services. In addition, we have an exceptional network of quality primary care physicians in both family practice and internal medicine. We are consistently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky.

At Frankfort Regional Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

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.

"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Monitor Technician FT Nights opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

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