Telemetry Technician - Emergency Department - Full Time

Southwest-Healthcare-System; Murrieta (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Generous Paid Time Off

Excellent Medical/Dental/Vision

Job summary

Universal Health Services (UHS) seeks a Telemetry Technician/Unit Clerk to support the Emergency Department across Southwest Health facilities in Wildomar and Murrieta, CA. The role combines continuous rhythm monitoring with accurate data documentation and effective communication among nursing staff and ancillary departments.

Responsibilities include transcription of orders, patient census tasks, and coordination of admissions, discharges, and transfers.

Qualifications

• One year telemetry technician/clerical experience preferred.
• BLS certification preferred.
• Basic dysrhythmia certification course.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor cardiac rhythms and report changes to nursing staff.
• Ensure accurate documentation of patient data and monitor screens.
• Transcribe physician orders, distribute messages and coordinate nursing communications.
• Maintain organized nursing station and process admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Assist with census functions and manage supplies and medical records.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

Documentation

Communication

Job description

Responsibilities

Southwest HealthcareInland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, California, is a licensed 122-bed facility accredited by the Joint Commission. It is Southwest Riverside County's only designated Trauma Center and a county-designated Paramedic Base Station. The hospital performs more than 4,000 surgeries a year, and has an average of 4,000 Emergency Department visits per month.The hospitalfeatures a Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery Center of Excellence and the region’s only Total Joint Center.

Southwest HealthcareRancho Springs Hospital inMurrieta, California, is a 120 bed acute-care hospital with the region's only Pediatric Emergency Services team (for children 14 and under) provided by board certified Rady Children’s emergency medicine physicians. Rancho Springs Hospital also provides the area's only OB/Emergency Department program, which gives expectant mothers 24/7 on-site access to OB/GYN physician coverage. The Childbirth Center at Rancho Springs Hospital is the largest in the region and features spacious family-friendly private suites. Rancho's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is operated by Rady Children’s.

The ED Tele Tech plays a vital dual role in supporting both clinical care and departmental operations within the Emergency Department. This position is responsible for continuously monitoring cardiac rhythms, promptly reporting changes to nursing staff, and ensuring accurate documentation of patient data. The Telemetry Technician maintains visual surveillance of monitor screens, identifies equipment malfunctions, and communicates urgent information to the appropriate clinical team members in a timely manner. In addition to telemetry duties, the Unit Clerk component supports efficient departmental workflow through accurate order transcription, message distribution, and coordination of communication between nursing staff, ancillary departments, patients, and families. Responsibilities include maintaining an organized nursing station, processing physician orders, managing supplies, assembling, and maintaining medical records, and assisting with patient census functions such as admissions, discharges, and transfers.

Employee may be required to float to the other facility within Southwest Health Rancho Springs and Inland Valley Hospital based on operational needs, with appropriate orientation and competency validation provided.

Qualifications

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

• BLS preferred
• Basic dysrhythmia certification course

EXPERIENCE

• One (1) year as telemetry technician/clerk in an acute care facility preferred

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

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