Telemetry Technician​/Nights

Overview

Position Telemetry Technician
Location Augusta, GA
Schedule 7 a.m.

- 7 p.m.
Compensation $17.00 to $20.73 per hour (based on experience)

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), generous PTO and 401(K) with company match.
• Your Impact Matters — join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
• 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, waveform alterations, and rhythm interpretation.
• Ensuring strip interpretations are validated by RN.

• 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.

• 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).

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care