Telemetry Technician - Full-Time - Nights

Inova Specialty Hospital; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

PTO ( Paid Time Off )

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Inova Specialty Hospital in Alexandria, VA is seeking a Telemetry Technician for a full-time night shift. You will monitor patient telemetry, respond to alarms, verify rhythm identifications, and ensure timely alarm management on EKG monitors.

Preferred candidates have a high school diploma; LPN/Paramedic/RN student background with EKG training is preferred. The role offers comprehensive benefits, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) with company match.

Qualifications

• Must complete EKG class for Monitor Techs within 30 days of start date.
• Preferred background as LPN/Paramedic or RN nursing student with EKG training.

Responsibilities

• You will assume responsibility for continuously watching and ensuring appropriate and timely responses to alarms on EKG monitors.
• Continuously observing all monitors assigned and responding to alarms promptly and appropriately.
• Completing EKG interpretations including rate, rhythm, PRI, QRS, QT, ST segment, and rhythm interpretation.
• Ensuring strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

EKG rhythm interpretation

Alarm management

Patient monitoring

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Schedule: Full-Time Nights

Compensation: $23.15 - $28.20 per hour

Location: Alexandria, VA

Inova 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.)