Telemetry Technician - Full-time

Select Medical; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Orientation program

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Generous PTO

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital OKC, part of Select Medical, is seeking a Telemetry Technician to monitor patient alarms and cardiac rhythms during 12-hour night shifts. The role offers growth opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and comprehensive insurance coverage as part of a supportive benefits package.

You will be responsible for monitoring alarms, validating rhythms with RN, and ensuring timely responses to emergencies while supporting patient care in a high-acuity setting.

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs and required competencies on education platform within 30 days of start date.
• Pass other tests/competencies as required by Select Medical.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watch and respond to alarms to ensure patient safety.
• Verify correct identification of basic rhythms, lethal rhythms and artifacts; maintain EKG monitor alarms and respond as needed.
• Perform EKG interpretations including rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QT, ST, and rhythm; ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.
• Continually observe all monitors and respond to alarms promptly and appropriately.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

EKG interpretation

Alarm monitoring

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Position: Telemetry Technician

Location: Select Specialty Hospital-Oklahoma City

Schedule: Full Time 12 hour Shifts-NightsCompensation: $19.05-$23.23 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital OKC 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