Telemetry Tech (3W)

Prime Healthcare; Inglewood (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Centinela Hospital Medical Center, part of Prime Healthcare, seeks a Tele Tech to support the cardiac care unit. The role involves monitoring cardiac rhythms, transcribing orders, and assisting with clerical tasks to ensure smooth unit operations.

It is an unlicensed position that contributes to patient safety and care quality. The candidate should have a high school diploma, BCLS certification, a dysrhythmia interpretation certificate, and ideally some acute care experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• BCLS (ARC or AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain.
• Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate upon hire.
• Six (6) months in an acute care facility, preferred.
• Training on Violence in the Workplace Prevention within 90 days from date of hire

Responsibilities

• Monitors cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac monitors.
• Transcribes physician orders with notation and signatures by nursing staff.
• Prepares and compiles records in the unit.
• Orders supplies for the unit and prepares charts for required forms.
• Provides excellent customer service and supports nursing staff in indirect patient care.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

BCLS (ARC or AHA) certificate

Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate

Violence in the Workplace Prevention training

Job description

Overview

At Centinela Hospital Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, Centinela Hospital Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Centinela Hospital Medical Center has been serving the communities of Inglewood and the wider Los Angeles area for 100 years. An award-winning facility, ranking in the top 5% nationally for quality and patient safety, Centinela Hospital is a 362-bed acute-care hospital with a 24-hour STEMI certified emergency department and primary stroke center, orthopedic care, advanced cardiac services, critical care services, inpatient and outpatient rehab programs, and more. Centinela has earned hundreds of national awards and recognitions, including “100 Top Hospital” recognition from Fortune/Merative and straight 'A's (2018-2024) for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group.For more information, visit www.centinelamed.com.

Responsibilities

The Tele Tech is an unlicensed person who performs indirect care in the department setting. Monitors cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac monitors. Meets the communication needs of the department. Transcribes physician orders records with notation and signatures by nursing staff. Prepares and compiles records in the unit. Orders supplies for the unit and prepares and completes each patients chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis. Performs a variety of clerical functions for the patient care unit, including reception duties, data entry, filing. Interacts with staff, physicians, patients and families to provide excellent customer service and to enhance patient outcomes. Able to assist nursing staff for duties involving indirect patient care.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. High School Diploma or equivalent.

2. Current BCLS (ARC or AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.

3. Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate upon hire.

4. Six (6) months in an acute care facility, preferred.

5. Training on Violence in the Workplace Prevention within 90 days from date of hire

Pay Transparency

Centinela Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time. The current compensation range for this role is $25.70 to $28.31. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

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