Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Central Monitor Technician - Inpatient Teleservices in Lebanon, NH

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  Lebanon, NH (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

When you join the Inpatient Teleservices team as a Central Monitor Technician (CMT) at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, you are joining a team that works together to provide continuous telemetry monitoring to hospital patients who need close monitoring of their heart rhythms during their hospital stay.

We welcome applications from experienced technicians and from those interested in this unique and exciting opportunity who require training for the role.

A Central Monitoring Technician, or CMT, at DHMC is an integral member of the patient care team. As a CMT, you will receive on-the-job training to recognize heart rhythms and alert bedside care teams of changes or potential life-threatening emergencies.

  • Becoming a CMT is a rewarding career path. Not only will you learn valuable skills, but you will also help save lives, be relied upon by nurses and doctors, and build a foundation that will serve you well in any healthcare profession you aspire to.
  • Because you receive all of your training on the job and certification is not required upon hire, it’s one of the few ways to break into healthcare that does not require the expense of education or licensure to get through the door.

  • If you enjoy anatomy and problem-solving, then a job as a CMT is the one you would want. If you are passionate about the medical industry, you can provide better patient care. Not everyone who likes the idea of physiology and anatomy needs to become a doctor.

Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the CMT continuously monitors heart rhythms and interprets dysrhythmias in accordance with policy and procedure.

This is a full-time, 36-hour-per-week position working 3 day/night rotating 12-hour shifts per week, with weekend (15%) and night shift (20%) differentials. This position is an on-site position located at our Lebanon, NH campus.

Responsibilities

  • Continuously monitors cardiac rhythm and recognizes, identifies, analyzes, and documents arrhythmias, abnormal cardiac rhythms, rhythm changes, and promptly reports pertinent findings or changes to the clinical nurse.
  • Documents per the Remote Telemetry and Redundant Cardiac Monitoring Policy and related documents.
  • Provides real-time video monitoring of assigned patients meeting criteria to ensure patient safety and documents per Virtual Patient Safety Surveillance Policy.
  • Responds to all alarms and initiates communication promptly. Understands clinical area chain of command for escalation as needed.
  • Communicates clearly and compassionately with patients while performing virtual patient safety surveillance.
  • Notifies responsible direct care clinicians and supervisor immediately in the event of a failure of monitoring equipment.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.

    • Qualifications

    • High school graduate required.
    • Must demonstrate keyboarding skills and be familiar with computer use.
    • Previous hospital experience preferred.
    • Completion of advanced dysrhythmia course upon hire and successful passing grade on organizational EKG test upon completion of orientation and annually.
    • Effective Communication skills
    • Successful completion of competency-based orientation program
    • Ability to multitask with multiple competing priorities.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • None
    Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    5,001-10,000 employees
    Headquarters
    Lebanon, New Hampshire
    Year Founded
    Unknown
    Website
    dartmouth-hitchcock.org
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