Telemetry Technician / Nights

Select Specialty Hospital; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital - Midtown Atlanta is seeking a Telemetry Technician for the Midtown Atlanta location. The role involves watching and interpreting EKG rhythms, maintaining monitor alarms, and promptly responding to critical changes during 7 p.m.–7 a.m. shifts.

Minimum qualifications include completing the EKG class for Monitor Techs and achieving required competencies within 30 days. A high school diploma is preferred, with LPN/Paramedic/RN backgrounds considered for this role.

Qualifications

• Must complete EKG class for Monitor Techs and required competencies within 30 days of start date.
• Preferred background as LPN, Paramedic or RN nursing student with EKG training.

Responsibilities

• Monitor alarms and ensure timely responses to alarms.
• Interpret EKGs: rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QTc, ST segment and rhythm.
• Verify rhythm interpretations with RN.
• Maintain accurate EKG strip interpretations.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

EKG interpretation

Alarm management

Patient care communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

LPN/Paramedic/RN training

Tools

EKG monitors

Job description

Location: Midtown Atlanta, GA
Schedule: Full-Time Nights - 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.
Compensation: $20.51 to $25.00 per hour
Position: Telemetry Technician

Select Specialty Hospital - Midtown Atlanta 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.)