Telemetry Technician / Nights

Location: Memphis, TN (inside Baptist East)

About the role

Select Specialty Hospital - Memphis East 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.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watch 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
• Continuously 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 an RN

Requirements

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

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Background as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Paramedic, or RN nursing student with EKG training
• Note: LPNs are limited to working as telemetry tech only

Benefits

• Extensive Telemetry Technician orientation program
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education
• Comprehensive insurance coverage: health, dental, vision, life insurance
• Generous PTO
• 401(k) with company match

Schedule

Full-Time Nights, 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Pay

$18.50 – $22.56 per hour