Monitor Technician
Portland, OR
Prime Staffing
3x12 hrs, Days

Monitor Technician – Travel Contract

Profession: Radiology / Cardiology
Specialty: Monitor Technician
Job Duration: 13 Weeks
Number of Positions: 1
Shift: Days – 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM)
Required Experience: Minimum 1 Year
Charting System: Epic (Required)
Certification: BLS
First-Time Travelers: Accepted (1st Timers)

Position Requirements

• Recent experience working as a Telemetry / Monitor Technician is required.
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate strong cardiac rhythm interpretation skills.
• A qualification discussion will be conducted to verify the candidate's experience and competency.
• No floating between units.
• No on-call requirements.
• Weekend coverage required every other weekend.
• Block scheduling is not available.
• 48-hour schedules are not approved.
• Patient-to-technician ratio: 0 (Central Monitoring).

Required Clinical Skills

Patient & Equipment Preparation

• Patient and equipment preparation.
• 3-lead and 5-lead placement.
• Set up Lead II and MCL 1.
• Perform routine equipment maintenance, including cleaning and battery changes.
• Troubleshoot monitoring alarms.

Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation

• Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR).
• Sinus Bradycardia / Sinus Tachycardia.
• Sinus Arrest.
• First-Degree Heart Block.
• Second-Degree Heart Block – Type I and Type II.
• Third-Degree Heart Block.
• Atrial Fibrillation (AFib).
• Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response (RVR).
• Atrial Paced Rhythms.
• Atrial / Ventricular Paced Rhythms.
• Ventricular Paced Rhythms.
• Bundle Branch Block.
• Asystole.
• Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib).
• Ventricular Tachycardia (V-Tach).
• Premature Atrial Contractions (PACs).
• PVCs – Bigeminy / Trigeminy.
• PVCs – Unifocal / Multifocal.
• Pacemaker Failure to Capture / Failure to Sense.
• Measure cardiac intervals (PR, QRS, ST, etc.).
• Measure cardiac rates.

Professional Knowledge & Responsibilities

• Communicate rhythm abnormalities and variances to nursing and physician personnel.
• Obtain 12-lead EKG/ECGs.
• Place and transfer patients within the cardiac monitoring system.
• Print rhythm strips and document interpretations in patient charts.
• Monitor and troubleshoot cardiac alarms.

Hospital Highlights

• Facility Type: Short-Term Acute Care Hospital
• Total Staffed Beds: 536
• Facility: Teaching Hospital
• Charting System: Epic
• Scrub Color: Any color (OR/Cath Lab scrubs provided)
• Parking: Free

Additional Information: This is a central telemetry monitoring position. Candidates must have recent hands-on experience as a Telemetry Technician and demonstrate competency in cardiac rhythm interpretation.