CNA/Telemetry Tech

About the role

As a CNA/Telemetry Tech, you will provide direct and indirect nursing care under RN direction while continuously monitoring patients on telemetry, following established policies and procedures. You will work at Penrose - St. Francis Health Services, a 712‑bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs that includes Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, and St. Francis Hospital‑Interquest. Penrose Hospital is a Magnet‑designated facility offering tertiary medical‑surgical services with strengths in cancer care, cardiac care, emergency trauma care, and physical rehabilitation, set against a backdrop of over 300 days of sunshine and easy access to recreational areas like Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing care under RN direction while continuously monitoring patients on telemetry, in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Interpret and record ECG rhythms.
• Report pertinent changes to appropriate personnel.
• Ensure accurate reports and error reconciliation.
• Troubleshoot equipment problems.
• Perform direct patient care tasks as a CNA, demonstrating commitment to the mission.
• Observe and document patient cardiac rhythm every shift, when an arrhythmia occurs, and on each new patient placed on telemetry.
• Have RN cosign patient‑documented rhythm.
• Recognize and notify RN immediately of life‑threatening arrhythmias.
• Promptly respond to all monitor alarms per department/hospital policy.
• Document all communication to caregivers.
• Ensure all telemetry patients are connected to the central monitor with alarms appropriately set.
• Accurately document vital signs, input/output, nutritional intake, personal hygiene, weights, and other patient care performed; report findings promptly to the RN.
• Maintain thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
• Promptly answer call lights and respond to patient needs.
• Report patient status changes and needs to the RN accurately and in a timely manner.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Certified Nurse Assistant from the State of Employment.
• Preferred: Graduate of a Nursing Assistant Program.
• Six (6) months previous CNA experience.
• Previous telemetry experience.

Skills

• Strong CNA clinical skills.
• Expertise in ECG rhythm interpretation.
• Meticulous attention to detail for reporting and error reconciliation.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the nursing team.

Pay

$18.60 - $28.83 per hour