Telemetry Technician / Nights

Select Medical; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Start Strong

Invest in Your Future

Your Health Matters

Your Impact Matters

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta is seeking a Telemetry Technician for full-time night shifts in Augusta, GA. You will monitor patient rhythms, respond to alarms, and perform EKG interpretations with RN validation.

We offer an orientation program, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive health/dental/vision/life insurance, generous PTO and 401(k) with company match. Join a nationwide team dedicated to exceptional care.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Continuously watch and respond to alarms, verify rhythm identifications, and manage EKG monitor alarms.
• Observe all monitors and respond promptly to alarms.
• Perform EKG interpretations: rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QT, ST segments, and rhythm interpretations.
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Skills

EKG interpretation

Alarm monitoring

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

LPN background

RN nursing student with EKG training

Job description

Overview

Position: Telemetry Technician

Location: Augusta, GA

Schedule: Full-Time Nights - 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.Compensation: $18.23 to $22.22 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta 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