Telemetry Technician - Full-Time Night

Select Specialty Hospital San Antonio Inc.; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $2,500

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

PTO and 401(k) with company match

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport, IA is seeking a Telemetry Technician for a full-time night shift. The role focuses on monitoring patient telemetry, interpreting EKGs, and promptly responding to alarms to support critical care.

Must complete the required EKG class within 30 days and may have an LPN/RN background or be an active nursing student with EKG training. We offer comprehensive health coverage, generous PTO, and a 401(k) with company match.

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs within 30 days of start date.
• Preferred background as LPN, Paramedic, or RN nursing student with EKG training.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watching and responding to alarms on monitors.
• Verifying correct identification of rhythms and interpreting EKGs (rate, PRI, QRS, QT intervals).
• Ensuring strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

EKG interpretation

Alarm management

Patient care

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

LPN background

RN nursing student

Paramedic background

Job description

Position: Telemetry Technician

Location: Davenport, IA

Schedule: Full-Time Night Shift, 12-Hour Shifts

Compensation: $18.23 - $22.22 per hour, based on years of experience

Sign-on bonus $2500

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.)