Telemetry Technician

Intermountain Health; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Eligible

Generous Benefits Package

Job summary

Intermountain Health is seeking a Telemetry Technician for St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. You will monitor patient cardiac rhythms and ensure accurate ECG readings are maintained under the direction of the RN.

Responsibilities include interpreting ECG data, maintaining telemetry equipment, and documenting ECG findings in patient records for multidisciplinary review. This full-time night-shift role involves three 12-hour shifts, with varying days including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Basic Rhythm Certification; required within 90 days of hire/transfer
• Must pass a basic dysrhythmia test prior to orientation completion
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) certification within 60 days of hire or on hire with approval

Responsibilities

• Monitor cardiac rhythms and ensure accurate ECG readings are maintained.
• Accurately interpret and report ECG rhythm changes to the RN promptly.
• Prepare, maintain, and clean telemetry equipment, including replacing batteries and leads.
• Document ECG data, including rate, rhythm, and interval measurements, in patient records.

Skills

Teamwork

Patient Care

Communication

Telemetry Monitoring

Documentation

Patient Care Coordination

Medical Records Management

Computer Literacy

Equipment Management

Cleaning

Education

Basic Rhythm Certification

Job description

Job Description

The Telemetry Technician, under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN), is responsible for facilitating the telemetry monitoring of patients on a shift-to-shift basis.

Essential Functions

• Monitor Cardiac Rhythms: Continuously observe patient cardiac rhythms and ensure accurate ECG readings are maintained.
• Interpret ECG Data: Accurately interpret and report changes in ECG rhythms to the registered nurse promptly.
• Telemetry Equipment Management: Prepare, maintain, and clean telemetry equipment, including replacing batteries and ECG leads prior to patient admission and post-discharge.
• Documentation: Accurately document ECG data, including rate, rhythm, and interval measurements, in patient records to communicate ECG history for multidisciplinary review.
• Patient Tracking: Assist in tracking patient locations during off-monitor procedures, including those requiring transport to other departments, and ensure ECG rhythm visualization upon patient return.
• Crash Cart Maintenance: Implement crash cart checks as required by the facility at the beginning of each shift to ensure availability and functionality.
• Continuity of Care: Provide comprehensive patient ECG history to incoming monitor technicians to ensure seamless care transitions.
• Training and Mentorship: Assist in training new associates by sharing knowledge and skills related to telemetry monitoring and procedures.
• Admission/Discharge Log: Maintain admission and discharge logbooks to provide a backup database and support patient care continuity as required by the facility.
• Equipment Log: Maintain equipment logbooks for portable telemetry equipment as required by the facility.

Skills

• Teamwork
• Patient Care
• Communication
• Telemetry Monitoring
• Documentations
• Patient Care Coordination
• Medical Records Management
• Computer Literacy
• Equipment Management
• Cleaning

Posting Specifics

• Entry Rate: Depending on experience PLUS differentials
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: Full Time, Night Shift (three 12 hour shifts) must be available for variable days of the week including weekends. Holidays
• Department: Cardiac Unit - St Mary's Hospital

Minimum Qualifications

• Basic Rhythm Certification, required within 90 days of hire/transfer into job as required by facility
• Must pass a basic dysrhythmia test prior to completion of orientation
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) Certification upon hire or obtained within 60 days of hire with prior approval

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a hospital or healthcare setting
• Previous customer service experience

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location

St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City

Grand Junction

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

$18.40 - $23.92

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