Monitor Technician

Inova

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Falls Church, Virginia

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Monitor Technician is responsible for maintaining rhythm strips and monitoring logs while notifying nursing staff of abnormalities in patient waveforms. They also troubleshoot telemetry equipment and initiate emergency protocols for life-threatening arrhythmias.

Qualifications

You have a high school diploma or GED and can maintain rhythm strips and monitoring logs accurately. You are responsible for recognizing, recording, and reporting abnormal patient waveforms and troubleshooting equipment.

Must Have Skills for ATS

EKG monitoring

telemetry monitoring

Job Description

Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Monitor Technician to join the team. This role will be full-time night shift 36 hours per week 7:00PM to 7:00AM with weekends 

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.


Job Responsibilities: 

  • Maintains rhythm strips and monitoring logs in accordance with unit policies and as evidenced by random audits of log books.
  • Notifies nurse immediately of loss of clear telemetry signal and arranges for coverage when leaving monitor room.
  • Recognizes, records and informs nurse of abnormalities/changes in patient waveforms.
  • Troubleshoots and maintains equipment and supplies.
  • Admits and discharges patients out of telemetry system in accordance with unit policy.
  • Participates in unit quality improvement initiatives as evidenced by attendance at staff meetings and verbalizing understanding of unit initiatives.
  • Pages STAT to Registered Nurse and healthcare team members for patients with life threatening arrhythmias and initiates MSET per unit policy.
  • May perform additional duties as assigned.


Additional Requirements:

  • Education - High School or GED 

Preferred Experience:

  • Experiences - Prior telemetry monitoring experience/EKG monitoring in a hospital setting

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare. 

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Inova

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than 1 million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed 4 million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs. Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 26,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement. Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life. More information about Inova can be found at www.inova.org.
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