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General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
11.5hr Night shifts (including weekends and holidays)
Posted Date
11/14/2024
Salary Range: $25.3 - 33.35 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
20478

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

This position serves primarily as a Monitor Tech to remotely monitoring 5-lead electrocardiogram (EKG) activities on patients from off-site nursing units, under the supervision of charge nurse.

The EKG MT is responsible for continuous monitoring of EKG, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate (RR), and end-tidal CO2 at the Central Monitor Station. Must be able to recognize EKG components, interpret basic arrhythmias and discern ST-segment changes and QT prolongation. Identify actionable audio and visual alarms. Effectively articulate age-specific changes of EKG, RR, and pulse oximeter readings to RNs and/or physicians in a timely manner. Document and perform hand-off report census reconciliation, patient’s EKG activities, and equipment inventory. Maintain the Equipment Malfunction Log. Take proper chain of command to notify malfunctioning equipment.

 

Salary range: $25.30 - $33.35 Hourly

Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a highly-skilled, self-motivated professional with one year minimum experience in an acute care hospital. 

  • EKG certificate or certification, highly preferred
  • Associate degree or diploma, preferred
  • Experience in 5-lead EKG monitoring using Phillips® monitor, preferred
  • This position could have the potential to float between the UCLA Health Santa Monica Medical Center and the UCLA Health Ronald Regan Westwood Medical Center

About UCLA Santa Monica:

The UCLA Health Santa Monica Medical Center; a technologically advanced and welcoming 281-bed, 4.5-acre, full-service medical campus. Over 25% of the medical campus is dedicated to green and open spaces offering a serene place for patients, visitors, and staff members to get some fresh air, sunshine, and sea breeze, all a short distance to our beautiful California Beaches.