Cardiac Monitor Technician - Telemetry - 90% Nights - Downtown Campus

University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®

University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown (located at 500 E. Market Street, Iowa City, IA) is a 194-bed hospital that became part of Iowa’s only comprehensive academic health system on Jan. 31, 2024. 

Position Summary:

Under direct supervision, operates and maintains specialized equipment for use in tests and studies related to patient treatment and staff teaching.

Position Responsibilities:

• Prepares area and materials for patient testing, requiring knowledge of medical equipment and its proper usage.
• Performs routine technical measurements using specialized medical equipment to determine changing conditions of a patient.
• Records and maintains information obtained during equipment tests to facilitate interpretation of the data and meet established equipment review guidelines/protocols.
• Distributes information to appropriate areas and personnel.
• Performs routine maintenance of equipment to ensure operational condition at all times.
• Assists in training new personnel to operate and maintain equipment.
• Assembles emergency trays and accessory equipment.
• Escorts patients to examination rooms.
• Assists higher-level staff in performance of their duties as assigned.
• Percent of Time: 90%
• Schedule:  Nights

Merit Pay Plan:  https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/merit-alpha-matrix

Location: Downtown Campus
Pay Differentials: Shift differentials for evening and night.
Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants. https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits

Key Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, students, patients, and the public.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
•  Ability to collect data and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to operate and perform routine maintenance on various types of medical equipment.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• One year of health care experience involving direct patient care

Position And Application Details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

·         Resume

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.  Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. 

For additional questions, please contact Penni Berger at penelope-berger@uiowa.edu