Telemetry Technician - Full-time Nights

Select Medical; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Generous PTO and 401(K)

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital Harrisburg is seeking a Telemetry Technician for night shifts (7p-7a) with 3x12 hour shifts per week, including rotating weekends and holidays. Compensation ranges from $20.70 to $25.25 per hour, with shift differentials and pay based on experience.

Responsibilities include monitoring alarms, interpreting EKGs, and coordinating with RNs to validate interpretations. Requires completing an EKG class within 30 days and passing required competencies.

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs within 30 days of start date.
• Pass additional tests/competencies as required by Select Medical.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watch and respond to alarms; verify correct rhythm identifications.
• Maintain EKG monitor alarms and respond promptly to all alarms.
• Perform EKG interpretations including rate, PRI, QRS, QT, ST, and rhythm.
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

EKG monitoring

Alarm response

Rhythm interpretation

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

LPN/RN student with EKG training

Job description

Overview

Position: Telemetry Technician

Location: Select Specialty Hospital Harrisburg

Schedule: 7p-7a, Nights shift. 3x12 hour shifts per week, rotating weekends and holidaysCompensation: $20.70-$25.25 per hour

Shift Differentials for nights and weekends.

Pay 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