Telemetry Technician - Full-time, Days

Select Specialty Hospital - Omaha; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

PTO and 401(k) with company match

Job summary

Select Medical's Select Specialty Hospital in Omaha is seeking a Telemetry Technician for the day shift. This full-time position offers 12-hour day shifts (7-7) with a starting pay range of $21.51 to $26.22 per hour, based on experience.

You will monitor patient rhythms, alarms, and EKG interpretations to ensure timely responses in a high-acuity setting. The role includes an orientation program, tuition reimbursement, continuing education, comprehensive health/dental/vision/life insurance,

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs and required competencies on education platform within 30 days of start date in position.
• Pass other tests/competencies as required by Select Medical.
• Preferred background as LPN/Paramedic/RN student with EKG training.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watching and ensuring appropriate and timely responses to alarms and verifying identification of rhythms, maintaining EKG monitor alarms, and responding to alarms.
• Continuously observing all monitors and responding to alarms promptly and appropriately.
• Performing EKG interpretations including rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QT, QTc, ST segment, wave form alterations, and rhythm interpretation.
• Ensuring strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

Alarm monitoring

EKG interpretation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

LPN / Paramedic / RN nursing student with EKG training

Job description

Overview

Position: Telemetry Technician - Day shift

Location: Omaha

Schedule: Full-time - Days, 12 hours shifts (7-7)Compensation: $21.51/hr. to $26.22/hr. (based 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 44,0000 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