Virtual Health Technician - Centralized Telemetry

Company: UCHealth
Location: Aurora
Posted on: January 13, 2022

Job Description:

Sign-On Bonus is available to qualified candidates.

Summary:

Virtual Health Technicians work at the state of art UCHealth Virtual Health Center (VHC) to provide care and patient monitoring for patients across the UCHealth system. As a monitor tech, you will have the opportunity to work with providers to monitor patients' ECG waveforms, ETCO2, and pulse oximeter from a centralized monitoring room. You will also have the opportunity to interact and care for patients in our Virtual Sitter program, Virtual Urgent Care and Remote Patient Monitoring.

This position is located in Colorado and is not a work-from-home role.

Preferred (not required)
Basic Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation Experience
Healthcare Experience
Completion of science coursework in Biology, Anatomy, Physiology

Responsibilities:
Performs surveillance of multiple patients and recognizes abnormal findings. Reports and documents findings.
Recognizes, intervenes, reports, and documents abnormal findings or at-risk behavior during monitoring. Maintains telemetry records, rhythm strips, and charting documentation in EMR.
Greets patients, answers phone calls, and assists the health care team with patient visits.
Performs clerical tasks as needed.

Within the scope of the job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

The pay range for this position is $18.54 - $24.10/ hour. Pay is dependent on the applicant's relevant experience.

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