Sentara
Virtual Patient Monitoring Tech - FT Evenings
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Job Description
- Req#: JR-75670
High school diploma or equivalent
No specific certification or licensure requirements
Preferred: 1-year experience in Healthcare
Preferred: 1-year experience in Patient Monitoring
City/State
Williamsburg, VAWork Shift
Multiple shifts availableOverview:
Sentara Health is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as a Virtual Patient Monitoring Technician.
Position Status: Full-time, evening shift
Position Location: Sentara Williamsburg Regional medical Center
Standard Working Hours: 3:00PM - 11:00PM
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. The base pay rate for Full Time employment is:$15.75 - $20.46Overview
The Remote Patient Monitoring Technician will primarily function as remote monitoring for patients requiring continuous observation. Responsibilities is to observe and report high risk behaviors that may interrupt medically necessary therapies as well as patient safety and/or perceived changes in the patient’s condition to appropriate health care team members. Responsible for documenting the observed behaviors and need for redirection. Will function under the direction of the Program Manager and/or Team Coordinator. Focused on promoting positive patient experience by partnering with the patient’s family, and other care providers to provide an excellent patient experience. Reviews pertinent information and behaviors. Provides patients with explanations as necessary but does not counsel or provide opinions or judgment. Provides on site staff with information in a timely fashion when patient appears to pose a threat to themselves or others. Participates in a collaborative identification and reporting of patient safety issues. Assures patient environment is safe. Seeks assistance with removal of any potential safety hazards from room and reports findings to the appropriate staff members. Maintains patient dignity and privacy. Works collaboratively and professionally with all other healthcare staff and providers, patient, patient’s family members to ensure an excellent patient experience. Responsible to document in patient EMR at a regular cadence per department policies/procedures.
Education
Certification/Licensure
Experience
Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career• Medical, Dental, Vision plans• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave• Emergency Backup Care• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans• Life Insurance• 401k/403B with Employer Match• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development• Pet Insurance• Legal Resources Plan• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is metSentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center , a Certified Primary Stroke Center, has 145 licensed beds and features the latest healthcare technologies, serving the region with the life-saving capabilities of an ultra-modern medical center.
The hospital offers a full range of medical care from emergency heart catheterization to all-inclusive obstetrics care where patients can stay in one room. The hospital also provides advanced imaging and “smart” operating rooms. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center has also achieved Magnet® recognition, the nation's highest honor for excellence in nursing. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
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