Monitor Technician

Schedule: Full-time | Day shift | EOW

Job Type: In-person

Job Location: Danville, VA

Your experience matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce that can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll support those in our facilities who are interfacing with and providing care to our patients and community members, positively impacting our mission of making communities healthier.

Who We Are:

People are our passion and purpose. Work where you are appreciated for who you are, not just what you can do. SOVAH Health - Danville is a 250-bed hospital with the region's only designated Chest Pain Center & Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We are an academic teaching site for residents, medical students, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and physician assistants.

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 — as well as tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
• 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.

Position Summary:

Sovah Health in Danville is seeking a full-time Monitor Technician, under the supervision of an RN, to perform telemetry monitoring by continually surveilling multiple monitors and operating the patient-monitoring computer.

• Obtain patient information for the telemetry records, such as heart rhythm history.

• Measures, records, and interprets heart rhythms and identifies abnormalities.

• Recognize changes in heart rhythms and relay the information to a nurse or physician.

• Identify significant arrhythmias and/or signs of patient distress and intervene appropriately.

• Test equipment for proper working order and report any equipment problems to the supervisor.

Minimum Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Required Skills:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

• Requires the ability to respond quickly and calmly under stressful or emergency.
• Must exhibit effective communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Computer skills are helpful.
• Ability to work with others as a team to ensure quality patient care.
• Requires a full range of motion, including handling and lifting patients and/or equipment, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. May require lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds. May require frequent bending, squatting, and kneeling.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to the normal range.
• Requires the ability to work under stressful conditions and/or irregular hours.
• Potential for exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

Requires flexibility in scheduling with the ability to work all shift patterns, including weekends and holidays, to ensure continuity of care and nursing coverage to the patients of Sovah Health Danville on all units.

Required Certifications/Licenses:

• American Heart Association (AHA) HeartSaver CPR required within 8 weeks of hire.

Monitor Technician. Schedule: Full-time | Day shift | EOW Job Type: In-person. Job Location: Danville, VA Your experience matters At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce that can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll support those in our facilities who are interfacing with and providing care to our patients and community members, positively impacting our mission of making communities healthier. Who We Are:People are our passion and purpose. Work where you are appreciated for who you are, not just what you can do. SOVAH Health - Danville is a 250-bed hospital with the region's only designated Chest Pain Center & Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We are an academic teaching site for residents, medical students, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and physician assistants. 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 — as well as tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and moreFinancial 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. Position Summary: Sovah Health in Danville is seeking a full-time Monitor Technician, under the supervision of an RN, to perform telemetry monitoring by continually surveilling multiple monitors and operating the patient-monitoring computer. Obtain patient information for the telemetry records, such as heart rhythm history. Measures, records, and interprets heart rhythms and identifies abnormalities. Recognize changes in heart rhythms and relay the information to a nurse or physician. Identify significant arrhythmias and/or signs of patient distress and intervene appropriately. Test equipment for proper working order and report any equipment problems to the supervisor. Minimum Education:High school diploma or equivalent required. Required Skills:Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. Requires the ability to respond quickly and calmly under stressful or emergency. Must exhibit effective communication skills and interpersonal skills. Computer skills are helpful. Ability to work with others as a team to ensure quality patient care. Requires a full range of motion, including handling and lifting patients and/or equipment, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. May require lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds. May require frequent bending, squatting, and kneeling. Requires corrected vision and hearing to the normal range. Requires the ability to work under stressful conditions and/or irregular hours. Potential for exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids. Requires flexibility in scheduling with the ability to work all shift patterns, including weekends and holidays, to ensure continuity of care and nursing coverage to the patients of Sovah Health Danville on all units. Required Certifications/ Licenses:American Heart Association (AHA) Heart. Saver CPR required within 8 weeks of hire.

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