Lifepoint Health·Ottumwa, Iowa
The technician is responsible for utilizing telemetry equipment to monitor multiple patients' heart rhythms simultaneously. They must identify abnormalities, respond to alarms, and report critical changes to the nursing staff.
Job Type: Full-Time, Nights
Schedule: 3x12, Nights (7p-7a), Rotating Weekends
Your experience matters
Ottumwa Health Group, LLC is part of Lifepoint Health [https://lifepointhealth.net/locations], a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being, so you can provide exceptional care to others. As aTelemetry/Monitor Technician joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
How you'll contribute
Cardiac Monitor Technicians are responsible for utilizing telemetry monitoring equipment to simultaneously watch several patients’ heart rhythms. Technicians observe, listen, respond to alarms, identify changes, and report changes to the nursing staff. Technicians also obtain measurements from the telemetry strips, and report abnormalities to nursing staff. On occasion this position will require work to be performed in areas that may be accessible to pharmaceuticals.
This position will not be granted access to automated dispensing machines.
Why join us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
What we're looking for
• Prefer prior experience as a Monitor Tech, health care experience required.
• CNA, EMT-B, CRRT, Unit Secretary, LPN, OR RN – Preferred
More about Ottumwa Health Group, LLC
At Ottumwa Health Group, LLC, your experience matters. As part of a strong national network with a deeply rooted local heart, we offer the best of both worlds—national strength and resources, combined with the personal connections and community focus that make a difference every day.
Ottumwa Health Group, LLC is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.
Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.
We believe that success is achieved through talented people.
We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life.
We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.
Candidates must be high school graduates with completed telemetry interpretation competency. Prior experience as a Monitor Tech and certifications such as CNA, EMT-B, or LPN are preferred.
Market context
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