Telemetry Technician - Full-time Days

Select Specialty Hospital; Natrona Heights (PA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive health/dental/vision/lif

Generous PTO and 401(K) with company 0

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital—Alle Kiski in Natrona Heights is seeking a Telemetry Technician/Unit Secretary for a full-time, days schedule (7-7) at the Select Specialty Hospital location. Compensation ranges $18.84–$25.36 per hour with shift differentials for nights and weekends, plus strong benefits and growth opportunities.

You will monitor patient rhythms, respond to alarms promptly, and perform EKG interpretations with RN validation.

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs within 30 days of start date.
• Pass required competencies on education platform.
• LPN/RN training or EKG training preferred as per qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watching and ensuring appropriate and timely responses to alarms.
• Verifying correct identification of basic rhythms, lethal rhythms and artifact; maintaining EKG monitor alarms.
• Completing EKG interpretations including rate, rhythm, PRI, QRS, QT, ST segment; ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

EKG monitoring

Alarm monitoring

Rhythm interpretation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position: Telemetry Technician/Unit Secretary
Location: Select Specialty Hospital - Alle Kiski (Located inside Allegheny Valley Hospital - Natrona Heights)
Schedule: Full Time, Days - 7-7
Compensation: $18.84 - $25.36 per hour, plus shift differentials for nights and weekends
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.
• 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.)