ED Tele Tech - Full Time

UHS • Murrieta, CA

11h • Onsite

About The Position

Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, California, is a licensed 122-bed facility accredited by the Joint Commission. It is Southwest Riverside County's only designated Trauma Center and a county-designated Paramedic Base Station. The hospital performs more than 4,000 surgeries a year, and has an average of 4,000 Emergency Department visits per month. The hospital features a Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery Center of Excellence and the region’s only Total Joint Center.
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital in Murrieta, California, is a 120 bed acute-care hospital with the region's only Pediatric Emergency Services team (for children 14 and under) provided by board certified Rady Children’s emergency medicine physicians. Rancho Springs Hospital also provides the area's only OB/Emergency Department program, which gives expectant mothers 24/7 on-site access to OB/GYN physician coverage. The Childbirth Center at Rancho Springs Hospital is the largest in the region and features spacious family-friendly private suites. Rancho's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is operated by Rady Children’s.
The ED Tele Tech plays a vital dual role in supporting both clinical care and departmental operations within the Emergency Department. This position is responsible for continuously monitoring cardiac rhythms, promptly reporting changes to nursing staff, and ensuring accurate documentation of patient data. The Telemetry Technician maintains visual surveillance of monitor screens, identifies equipment malfunctions, and communicates urgent information to the appropriate clinical team members in a timely manner. In addition to telemetry duties, the Unit Clerk component supports efficient departmental workflow through accurate order transcription, message distribution, and coordination of communication between nursing staff, ancillary departments, patients, and families. Responsibilities include maintaining an organized nursing station, processing physician orders, managing supplies, assembling, and maintaining medical records, and assisting with patient census functions such as admissions, discharges, and transfers.
Employee may be required to float to the other facility within Southwest Health Rancho Springs and Inland Valley Hospital based on operational needs, with appropriate orientation and competency validation provided.

Requirements

• BLS preferred
• Basic dysrhythmia certification course
• One (1) year as telemetry technician/clerk in an acute care facility preferred

Responsibilities

• continuously monitoring cardiac rhythms
• promptly reporting changes to nursing staff
• ensuring accurate documentation of patient data
• maintaining visual surveillance of monitor screens
• identifying equipment malfunctions
• communicating urgent information to the appropriate clinical team members in a timely manner
• accurate order transcription
• message distribution
• coordination of communication between nursing staff, ancillary departments, patients, and families
• maintaining an organized nursing station
• processing physician orders
• managing supplies
• assembling, and maintaining medical records
• assisting with patient census functions such as admissions, discharges, and transfers

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees