Telemetry Technician - FT Day

Select Medical; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Generous PTO

401(K) with company match

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital - Madison is seeking a Telemetry Technician to join our team in Madison, Wisconsin. This full-time daytime position involves monitoring patient telemetry, recognizing alarm patterns, and coordinating with RNs to ensure timely responses.

We offer a comprehensive orientation, tuition reimbursement, continuing education opportunities, and a benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, generous PTO, and a 401(K) with company match.

Qualifications

• Proficient in monitoring telemetry and alarm responses.
• Ability to interpret EKG rhythms and identify abnormalities.
• Experience coordinating with RN staff for patient care.
• Must complete EKG class for Monitor Techs within 30 days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor patient telemetry and respond to alarms promptly.
• Interpret EKGs including rate, rhythm, PRI, QRS, QT intervals.
• Verify strip interpretations with RN.
• Maintain accuracy of monitor alarms and patient identification.

Skills

Alarm monitoring

EKG interpretation

RN coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Position: Telemetry Technician

Location: Madison, WI

Schedule: Full-time DaysCompensation: $22.00-28.00 per hour (based on years of experience)

Select Specialty Hospital - Madison 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.

We support your career growth and personal well-being.

• Start Strong: Extensive Telemetry Technician orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Invest in Your Future: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive insurance coverage, health, dental, vision, life insurance. Generous PTO and 401(K) with company match.
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,0000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

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.)

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans