Telemetry Technician / PRN Days

Select Medical • Macon, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Regency Hospital - Macon is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU services to chronically and critically ill patients who need extended healing and recovery. The Telemetry Technician supports patient care by continuously monitoring assigned cardiac monitors, identifying rhythms and artifacts, maintaining monitor alarms, and responding promptly and appropriately to alarms. The technician completes EKG interpretations, which must be validated by an RN. The position is per diem/PRN, based in Macon, Georgia, with 12-hour shifts and compensation of $18.00 per hour.

Requirements

• Complete and pass the EKG class for Monitor Technicians and required competencies on the education platform within 30 days of the position start date.
• Pass other tests and competencies as required by Select Medical.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Background as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), licensed paramedic, or RN nursing student with EKG training.

Responsibilities

• Continuously watch assigned monitors and ensure appropriate, timely responses to alarms.
• Verify correct identification of basic rhythms, lethal rhythms, and artifact.
• Maintain EKG monitor alarms and respond to alarms as needed.
• Continuously observe all assigned monitors and respond to alarms promptly and appropriately.
• Complete EKG interpretations, including rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QTI, QTc, ST segment, waveform alterations, and rhythm interpretation.
• Ensure strip interpretations are validated by an RN.

Benefits

• Extensive orientation program.
• Potential advancement to full-time opportunities.
• Benefits supporting financial, work/life, and emotional well-being for employees and their family members.
• 401(k) eligibility for part-time/per-diem employees upon reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or a subsequent calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed