Job Information
CommonSpirit Health Monitor Tech in Phoenix, Arizona
Requisition ID: 2026-462203 Employment Type: Part Time Department: Telemetry Monitoring Hours/Pay Period: 48 Shift: Day Weekly Schedule: 6:30am-6:30pm Remote: No Category: Technician
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As a Monitor Tech, you will be responsible for continuous observation and analysis of patients' cardiac rhythms to detect and report changes.
Every day you will meticulously monitor EKG strips, identify arrhythmias, measure intervals, and promptly communicate critical findings to nursing staff and healthcare providers, ensuring accurate documentation.
To be successful, you will demonstrate sharp observational skills, a thorough understanding of cardiac rhythms, and the ability to act quickly and precisely under pressure, crucial for patient safety and timely intervention.
Reads basic EKG tracings and identifies potential/lethal arrhythmias: Yearly EKG competency completed 100% on lethal arrhythmias
Measures out important intervals of the EKG strips: No error noted by EKG certified RNs
Complete yearly competency with 80% or more accuracy
Check and maintain accurate settings of "yellow alarms" for each shift. Proper documentation/ approval of parameter changes by Physician order or an ECG certified RN
Continuously monitors of and identification of dry rhythm changes during 12 hour shift
Properly admits a patient to the monitoring system including patients' last name/first initial, medical record, diagnosis and physician's name
Job Requirements
Required
- High School Graduate HS/ GED, upon hire
Preferred
One year of Monitor Technician experience
Emergency Medical Technician: AZ, upon hire or
Certified EKG Tech, upon hire
Where You'll Work
Hello humankindness Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona,St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved. We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s. U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital. St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies. Look for us on Facebookand follow us on Twitter. For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.