Telemetry Tech

CommonSpirit Health; Westminster, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, CO is seeking a Telemetry Tech to monitor and interpret ECG rhythms in acute care and emergency settings, ensuring accurate patient reports and effective communication with the care team.

You will routinely document EKG data, troubleshoot equipment, and help maintain central monitoring systems while upholding patient privacy and hospital policies.

Candidates should have a High School Diploma or GED, BLS, and strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• ECG monitoring of telemetry patients and accurate data entry.
• Clear verbal and written communication with care team.
• Attention to detail in charting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Observe and document patient cardiac rhythms each shift and with new patients.
• RN cosignation of documented rhythms.
• Notify RN immediately for life-threatening arrhythmias.
• Respond to monitor alarms per policy.
• Document communications to caregivers and ensure charts are maintained.

Skills

ECG monitoring

Communication skills

Documentation

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Current BLS (AHA)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Telemetry Tech, you will be a vital part of our patient care team, expertly monitoring and interpreting ECG rhythms in acute care and emergency settings. You'll be instrumental in ensuring the accuracy of patient reports, troubleshooting equipment with precision, and demonstrating unwavering accountability for our organization's mission and core values. This role offers an incredible opportunity to make a direct impact on patient safety and well-being.

Every day you will continually monitor patients on telemetry, accurately recording ECG changes, and swiftly reporting critical developments to the appropriate personnel. You'll skillfully troubleshoot equipment issues, communicate effectively with your team leader, and ensure meticulous documentation and confidential maintenance of patient charts. Your attention to detail will be key in maintaining inventory, cleaning transmitters after use, and proactively identifying and addressing malfunctioning equipment to uphold the highest standards of cardiac monitoring.

To be successful in this role, you will possess excellent organizational skills, clear verbal and interpersonal communication abilities, strong customer relations acumen, impeccable grammar and spelling, and the capacity to read and comprehend written instructions while also following verbal directives efficiently.

• Responsible for observation and documentation of patient's cardiac rhythm: every shift, when an arrhythmia occurs, and on each new patient as they are placed on telemetry.
• RN to cosign patient's documented rhythm.
• Recognizes and notifies RN immediately when life threatening arrhythmia occurs.
• Promptly responds to all monitor alarms according to department/hospital policy.
• Documents all communication to care givers.
• Ensures central monitor is never left unattended.
• Ensures all patients on telemetry are connected to central monitor and alarms are appropriately set.
• Maintains patient EKG records in systematic organized fashion.
• Files EKG reports into charts as needed.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Basic clerical, computer data entry and math skills.
• Current Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association.

Preferred

• One (1) year of acute care experience.
• Telemetry experience.

Where You'll Work

For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.