Telemetry Technician - Full-Time Days

Select Specialty Hospital; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telemetry orientation program

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

PTO and 401(K) with company match

Career growth & well-being

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in Gulfport, MS is seeking a Telemetry Technician to monitor patient rhythms, respond to alarms promptly, and verify rhythm identifications. This role requires completing EKG training and working 12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

You will interpret EKGs, ensure accuracy with RN validation, support post-ICU patients, and participate in our comprehensive orientation, tuition reimbursement, and benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, PTO

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor alarms and ensure appropriate and timely responses.
• Verify correct identification of basic rhythms, lethal rhythms and artifacts; maintain EKG monitor alarms.
• Interpret EKGs including rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QT, ST segments and rhythm.
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

LPN or RN with EKG training

Job description

Position

Telemetry Technician

Location

Gulfport, MS

Schedule

12-hour shifts - 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Compensation

$16.30 - $19.87 per hour (based on years of experience)

About the Hospital

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.

Career Growth & Well-being

We support your career growth and personal well-being.

Benefits

• 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.)