Telemetry Technician - Full-Time Nights

Location: Newark, OH

About the role

Select Specialty Hospital - Southeast Ohio 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. Telemetry Technicians play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent care during some of the most vulnerable moments of patients' lives.

Schedule

Per Diem/PRN, 12-hour day shifts

Pay

$19.05 - $23.23 per hour

Benefits

• Extensive orientation program
• Opportunity for advancement into potential full-time roles
• Benefits supporting financial, work/life, and emotional well-being for you and your family
• Part-time/Per Diem positions eligible for 401k after reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor and ensure appropriate and timely responses to alarms
• Verify correct identification of basic rhythms, lethal rhythms, and artifact
• Maintain EKG monitor alarms and respond to all alarms as needed
• Observe all assigned monitors and respond to alarms promptly and appropriately
• Complete EKG interpretations including: rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QTI, QTc, ST segment, waveform alterations, and rhythm interpretation
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by RN

Requirements

• Must complete and pass EKG class for Monitor Techs and required competencies on education platform within 30 days of start date
• Must pass other tests/competencies as required by Select Medical

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (preferred)
• 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)