Per Diem-Telemetry Technician-Nights

Per Diem-Telemetry Technician-Nights

Req ID: 141739

Location: Los Alamitos, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: Monitor Technicians-LOM

Position Type: PER DIEM

Salary Range Minimum: USD $34.20/Hr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $34.20/Hr.

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for the order entry, order transcription, inter- and intradepartmental communication of the Medical - Telemetry Units. The Unit Secretary plays a key role in ensuring excellent customer satisfaction to our patients, families, and visitors. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: transcribes physician orders; center of communication to staff, physician, and ancillary departments; maintaining unit logs and records; and the ordering of unit supplies. In addition, the Monitor Techs ensure the accurate monitoring of cardiac patients.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• One year experience as a Unit Secretary. In lieu of this experience, consideration will be made for staff with strong educational background in medical terminology and computer skills.
• Successful competition of an EKG course.
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider must be completed within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
• Health Unit Coordinator Course
• High School Graduate or equivalent.

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.