Telemetry Technician - Full-time Nights at SSM Health Home Health Services, Mckeesport, PA

Telemetry Technician - Full-time Nights at SSM Health Home Health Services in Mckeesport, PA. Full-time. $18.92 to $25.46 an hour. Apply with swipeandhired.

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Job ID

389433

Position Type

Full Time-12 Hour Shift Nights

Experience (Years)

1

Category

Health Technologist/Technicians - Health Technologists and Technicians

Company

Select Specialty Hospital - Mckeesport

Overview

Position: Telemetry Technician
Location: 1500 Fifth Avenue 6th Floor Crawford Building
Mckeesport, Pennsylvania 15132
Schedule: 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.
Compensation: $18.92 to $25.46

Select Specialty Hospital - McKeesport 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 44,0000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

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.)

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans