Telemetry Technician - Full-time

Select Specialty Hospital; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in Youngstown, OH is seeking a Telemetry Technician / Monitor Tech to monitor patient alarms, verify rhythms, and support RN staff in post-ICU care.

You will perform continuous monitoring, interpret basic EKGs, and ensure timely responses to events. This full-time day shift includes 12-hour shifts with opportunities for tuition reimbursement and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs and required competencies within 30 days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watching and ensuring appropriate and timely responses to alarms.
• Verifying correct identification of basic rhythms, lethal rhythms and artifacts; 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, QT, ST segment, wave form alterations, and rhythm interpretation.

Skills

Alarm monitoring

EKG interpretation

Telemetry monitoring

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

LPN/RN student with EKG training

Job description

Position: Telemetry Technician / Monitor Tech

Location: Youngstown, Ohio

Schedule: Full-time Day Shift, 12-Hour Shifts

Compensation: $19.21 to $25.86 (based on years of experience)

Select Specialty Hospital - Boardman 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.
• 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.)