Telemetry Technician - Full-time

Select Specialty Hospital - Phoenix; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in the Phoenix area is hiring a Telemetry Technician for a full-time schedule (7:00 – 7:00, day or night). The role involves monitoring patient telemetry, interpreting EKGs, and promptly responding to alarms, with a compensation range of $20.90–$26.50 per hour.

The hospital emphasizes growth, tuition reimbursement, and comprehensive benefits as part of a patient-centered care team.

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs within 30 days.
• Must pass required competencies on education platform as required by Select Medical.

Responsibilities

• Monitor alarms continuously and respond promptly to alarms.
• Verify identification of basic rhythms, lethal rhythms and artifact; maintain EKG monitor alarms.
• Perform EKG interpretations including rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QT, ST segment and rhythm interpretation.
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

EKG interpretation

Monitor alarms

Rhythm analysis

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Location:Select Specialty Hospital

Position: Telemetry Technician

Schedule: Full-time 7:00 - 7:00 day or nightCompensation:$20.90 - $26.50 per hour

*We are moving*

Exciting news! Select Specialty Hospital - Phoenix is moving from St. Joseph's Hospital to the 3rd floor of Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa. We're actively hiring dedicated and compassionate healthcare professionals throughout the East Valley. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a patient-centered team, we'd love to connect with you!

Select Specialty Hospital 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