Telemetry Technician / Nights

SSM Health; Akron (OH); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Akron is seeking a Telemetry Technician to monitor patients' vital signs and respond to alarms. The role involves interpreting EKGs and ensuring patient safety. Join a dedicated team committed to exceptional care.

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

Generous PTO

401(K) with Company Match

Qualifications

• Must complete EKG class and required competencies within 30 days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watch and respond to alarms on monitors.
• Complete EKG interpretations including rate and rhythm.
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

EKG Interpretation

Monitoring

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Overview

Position: Telemetry Technician

Location: Akron, OH

Schedule: 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.Compensation: $18.50 to $23.01 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital - Akron 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