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Overview

**Position:** Telemetry Technician

**Schedule:** Per Diem/PRN, 12-hour Day shift

Compensation: $19 per hour

**SSH-Springfield** 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.

Why Join Us:

+ **Start Strong:** Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

+ **Opportunity for Advancement:** Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities

+ **Foster Well-being:** We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. **Part time/Per Diem** positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year. We also offer our employee assistance program to part time employees.

+ **Your Impact Matters:** Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient 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_

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**Job ID** _347053_

**Experience (Years)** _1_

**Category** _Health Technologist/Technicians - Health Technologists and Technicians_

**Street Address** _1630 East Primrose Street_