Telemetry Technician - Full-time Nightshift

Select Specialty Hospital - Grosse Pointe; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading critical illness recovery hospital seeks a Telemetry Technician for the full-time nightshift. Responsibilities include monitoring EKG alarms and interpreting data to provide exceptional patient care. Ideal candidates have EKG training, preferably as LPNs or nursing students. Competitive pay and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive insurance coverage

Generous PTO and 401(K) with company match

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass EKG class and required competencies within 30 days.
• Preferred background as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or nursing student.
• Completion of competencies is required.

Responsibilities

• Watch and respond to monitor alarms continuously.
• Interpret and validate EKG strip findings.
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

Monitoring alarms

EKG interpretation

Compassionate care

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Completed EKG class for Monitor Techs

Job description

Location : Detroit, Michigan (Select Specialty Hospital - Grosse Pointe)

Telementry Technician - Full Time Nightshift

Pay : Up to $24.52 per hour (based on experience)

Competitive shift differentials for nights and weekends

Select Specialty Hospital Grosse Pointe 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.)