Telemetry Technician - Full-time - Nights

Select Specialty Hospital; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO

401(K) with company match

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in Memphis, TN, seeks a Telemetry Technician to monitor patient alarms, identify rhythms, and support post-ICU care. You will interpret EKGs, maintain alarms, and coordinate with RNs to ensure timely responses in a high-stakes environment.

The role requires completing EKG training within 30 days and may prefer candidates with an LPN/RN background or related experience. Full-time night schedule with comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Continuously watching monitors and respond to alarms promptly and appropriately.
• Verify identification of basic and lethal rhythms and artifact; maintain EKG monitor alarms and respond to alarms as needed.
• Complete EKG interpretations: rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QT, ST segments, rhythm interpretation.
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

Alarm monitoring

Telemetry monitoring

EKG interpretation

RN coordination

Education

High school diploma

LPN/RN background (preferred)

Job description

Position

Telemetry Technician

Location

Memphis, TN

Schedule

Full-Time Nights 7:00 pm - 7:00 am

Compensation

$18.50 to 22.56 per hour (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.
• 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.)