- Salary
- $21 – $26
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Mid
- Education
- High School
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Category
- Healthcare
- Role type
- Individual Contributor
- Environment
- Clinical
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Overview
As a Telemetry Technician, you'll continuously monitor EKG rhythms, respond to alarms, and interpret cardiac rhythms for critically ill patients. You'll need to complete EKG certification within 30 days of hire. This is a full-time day shift position with comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, generous PTO, tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities. Company-paid parking is provided. High school diploma or healthcare background preferred.
Description
Overview
Position: Telemetry Technician
Location: RUSH Specialty Hospital - Chicago, IL (a joint venture partnership between RUSH and Select Medical)
Schedule: Full Time, Day ShiftCompensation: $21.51-$26.22 per hour (based on experience) plus shift differential for weekend shifts
Added Perks: Company paid parking
RUSH 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 44,0000 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
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About Rush Specialty Hospital
RUSH Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services through a joint venture partnership between RUSH and Select Medical.
