Telemonitor Technician

SSM Health; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Janesville is seeking a Part-time PRN Telemetry Monitor to support continuous cardiac rhythm surveillance. You will observe monitors, document rhythm strips, and ensure timely reporting to care teams to safeguard patient safety and care quality.

The role emphasizes accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to work calmly in a fast-paced environment while supporting the monitoring center team behind the scenes.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• No prior experience required for this PRN role.
• Experience with cardiac monitors is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Runs strip at admission, every 4 hours, and with rhythm changes.
• Measures PR, QRS, and QT and interprets rhythm accurately.
• Signs strips with initials, last name, and position.
• Posts strips on telemetry log and notifies staff of rhythm changes.
• Maintains telemetry logs and current patient information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

Attention to detail

Focused under pressure

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Tools

N/A

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville

Worker Type

PRN

Job Highlights

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you'll be at the heart of patient monitoring, helping care teams stay informed of critical cardiac rhythm changes around the clock. Your keen eye for detail, dedication to accuracy, and ability to remain focused in a dynamic environment will directly contribute to patient safety and quality care. If you enjoy technology, thrive under pressure, and want to make an impact from behind the scenes, this role is a great fit for you.

Department

Monitoring Center

Schedule

Part-time; PRN scheduled on an as needed basis

Job Summary

Ensures continuous monitoring of cardiac rhythms by observing cardiac monitors; maintains all records and reports of rhythm strips in accordance with the established nursing standards and procedures.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Runs strip at time of admission, every 4 hours, and with any rhythm change.
• Measures PR, QRS, and QT and interprets rhythm accurately when a strip is run.
• Each strip is signed with first initial, full last name and position.
• Tubes completed rhythm verification form to appropriate unit in a timely manner. Posts strips on telemetry log for all units.
• Notifies appropriate unit and staff for any changes in baseline rhythm, including heart rate, or potentially lethal rhythms in adults or children according to protocol.
• Ensures that alarms are on at all times and set at appropriate limits for adults and children according to protocol.
• Notifies appropriate staff when electrodes or batteries need to be checked, replaced or changed.
• Demonstrates awareness of the effect certain procedures or medications have on a patient's rhythm.
• Runs continuous strip for sustained VT, V-fib, asystole and bradycardia less than 40 per minute until code team arrives or otherwise notified.
• Maintains telemetry logs, current patient information, does transmitter/SPO2 inventory per shift, and telemetry charges.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

• None

Department

3016000026 Central Telemetery

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

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