Telemetry Technician

Telemetry Technician

Position:
Telemetry Technician

Location:

Select Specialty Hospital
- Alle Kiski (Located inside Allegheny Valley Hospital
- Natrona Heights)

Schedule:

Full Time, Days - 7-7 Compensation: $18.84 - $25.36 per hour, plus shift differentials for nights and weekends

Select Specialty Hospital 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 insurance. 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, wave form alterations, and rhythm interpretation.
• Ensuring strip interpretations are validated by RN.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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.

Preferred qualifications

• 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.)

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans