Telemetry Technician - Full-time

Select Medical; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 28,791 - 36,506; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive insurance coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Generous PTO

401(K) with company match

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Phoenix is seeking a Telemetry Technician to monitor patients' EKG activity during the night shift. Responsibilities include watching alarm systems, interpreting EKGs, and ensuring proper responses to patient needs. Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent and preferred experience as an LPN, Paramedic, or RN student with EKG training. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits including tuition reimbursement and health coverage.

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs within 30 days.
• Preferred background as an LPN, Paramedic, or RN nursing student with EKG training.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watch and ensure appropriate responses to alarms.
• Complete EKG interpretations including rate and rhythm.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

EKG interpretation

Alarm management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

EKG training

Job description

Location: Phoenix

Schedule: 12 hour night shift - rotating weekends and holidays

Compensation: $20.90- 26.50 per hour depending on years of experience

Position: Telemetry Technician

Location: Phoenix

Schedule: 12 hour night shift - rotating weekends and holidays

Compensation: $20.90- 26.50 per hour depending on years of experience

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 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
• 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.

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.)