Monitor Tech - Telemetry

Frankfort Regional Medical Center; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k) plan with match

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Job summary

Frankfort Regional Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks a Telemetry Technician under RN supervision to assist with cardiac rhythm monitoring and patient care. You will work with the nursing team to deliver care appropriate to patient ages.

You will interpret rhythms, report changes to staff, maintain telemetry supplies and document patient conditions using computerized systems; must have a dysrhythmia course and BLS, with at least 1 year of monitor tech experience.

Qualifications

• Must have High School Diploma or GED.
• Completion of a dysrhythmia course or within 90 days of hire.
• BLS Healthcare Provider certification required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a monitor tech in a hospital.
• Completion of cardiac monitor technician class required.

Responsibilities

• Interpret Rhythms and Arrhythmias.
• Report changes in heart rate or rhythm to nursing staff.
• Maintain telemetry supplies.
• Record patient condition using computerized documentation systems.
• Perform duties with age-specific considerations.

Skills

Rhythm interpretation

Telemetry monitoring

Communication with nursing staff

BLS certification

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Dysrhythmia course

Cardiac monitor technician class

Job description

• BLS Healthcare Provider.

Do you have the career opportunities as a Monitor Tech - Telemetry you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Frankfort Regional Medical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary And Qualifications

Under RN supervision, the Telemetry Technician provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures of the Parkridge Health System. Works closely with the nursing care team to deliver the nursing process effectively. Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served. The Telemetry Technician is responsible for assisting with monitoring the patient’s cardiac rhythms and communicating with the nursing team, promoting teamwork and maintaining the physical environment.

What you will do in this role:

• You will interpret Rhythms and Arrhythmias.
• You will report all changes in heart rate/rhythm to appropriate nursing staff.
• You will maintain Telemetry Supplies.
• You will record patient condition utilizing computerized documentation systems.
• You will perform duties with full understanding of related age specific factors.

What qualifications you will need:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Completion of Dysrhythmia course or within 90 days of hire unless otherwise approved by the Department Director.
• BLS Healthcare Provider.
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a monitor tech in a hospital setting.
• Completion of cardiac monitor technician class required.

Benefits

Frankfort Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Frankfort Regional Medical Center

Frankfort Regional Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services for over 40 years. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 170+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Central Kentucky. Frankfort Regional has built an excellent reputation for outstanding subspecialty services. In addition, we have an exceptional network of quality primary care physicians in both family practice and internal medicine. We are consistently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky.

At Frankfort Regional Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.