Monitor Tech / Telemetry Technician - Per Diem Night Shift

Regency Hospital Company; Kentucky; On-site; USD 27,552,000 - 35,818,000; Part time

Job summary

Regency Hospital is seeking a Telemetry Technician / Monitor Tech to monitor patient rhythms and alarms across patient monitors. The role requires interpreting EKGs and ensuring timely alarm responses while coordinating with registered nurses.

Per diem schedule with 12-hour shifts is offered at our Oregon, OH location. Applicants with LPN, Licensed Paramedic, EMS, or EKG experience are welcome to apply; experience with telemetry and critical care monitoring is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs within 30 days of start date.
• Pass required competencies on education platform as required by Select Medical.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watch all monitors and respond to alarms promptly and appropriately.
• Verify correct identification of basic rhythms, lethal rhythms and artifact; maintain EKG monitor alarms and respond to all alarms as needed.
• Complete EKG interpretations including rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QT, ST segment, and rhythm interpretation.
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

EKG interpretation

Telemetry monitoring

Alarms response

RN coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position: Telemetry Technician / Monitor Tech

Applicants with LPN, Licensed Paramedic, EMS, or EKG experience are welcome to apply.

Location: Oregon, OH

Schedule: Per Diem, 12 hour shifts

Compensation: $23.00 per hour, plus shift differentials for nights and weekends

• This position requires the ability to pick up shifts at both our Sylvania and Oregon locations, as needed.

Regency Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Telemetry Technicians play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent care every step of the way.

Why Join Us

• Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities
• Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
• You will assume responsibility for continuously watching and ensuring appropriate and timely responses to alarms. Verifying correct identification of basic rhythms, lethal rhythms and artifact; maintaining EKG monitor alarms and responding to all alarms as needed.
• Continuously observing all monitors assigned and responding to alarms promptly and appropriately.
• Completing EKG interpretations including: rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QTI, QTc, ST segment, wave form alterations, and rhythm interpretation.
• Ensuring strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs and required competencies on education platform within 30 days of start date in position and pass other tests/competencies as required by Select Medical.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred background as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)*, Licensed Paramedic or RN nursing student with EKG training (*LPNs are limited to working as telemetry tech only.)