Telemetry Technician - Full-time

Select Medical; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Orientation program

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO

Job summary

Select Medical in Youngstown, OH is hiring a Telemetry Technician/Monitor Tech for full-time day shifts. The role emphasizes watching patient monitors, promptly responding to alarms, and performing EKG interpretations under RN supervision.

The ideal candidate completes an EKG class within 30 days of start and may come from LPN/paramedic/RN student backgrounds with EKG training. Benefits include health/dental/vision, PTO, and a 401(k) with company match.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Continuously watch monitors and respond to alarms promptly and appropriately.
• Verify identification of rhythms and maintain EKG monitor alarms.
• Complete EKG interpretations: rate, rhythm, PRI, QRS, QT, ST segments.
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

EKG interpretation

Alarm monitoring

Telemetry monitoring

RN coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

LPN / Paramedic / RN nursing student with EKG training

Tools

EKG monitor

Job description

Overview

Position: Telemetry Technician / Monitor Tech

Location: Youngstown, Ohio

Schedule: Full-time Day Shift, 12-Hour ShiftsCompensation: $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.

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