<p>Overview</p> <p>Position: Telemetry Technician</p> <p>Location: Springdale, AR</p> <p>Schedule: Part Time, 12 hour shifts per week (7a-7p)</p> <p>Regency Hospital-Springdale 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.</p> <p>Why Join Us:</p> <ul> <li>Start Strong: Telemetry Technician orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting </li><li>Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities </li><li>Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care </li></ul> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>Continuously observing all monitors assigned and responding to alarms promptly and appropriately. </li><li>Completing EKG interpretations including: rate, regularity, PRI, QRS, QTI, QTc, ST segment, wave form alterations, and rhythm interpretation. </li><li>Ensuring strip interpretations are validated by RN. </li><li>Use independent judgment to provide clerical services to the patient care units, including correct transcription of orders, filing of all reports and arranging for transportation and follow-up/outside tests. </li><li>Answering the telephone, taking and delivering messages by phone or verbally. </li><li>Maintaining close communication with the Charge Nurse/House Supervisor. </li><li>Handling all necessary paperwork in a timely manner. </li><li>Ordering supplies, as needed, from Materials Management. </li><li>Verifying physician privileges prior to transcribing orders. </li><li>Appropriately transcribing and flagging orders from charts. </li><li>Arranging for transport of patients for tests that are not offered in the hospital. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>Experience with medical files and medical terminology </li></ul> <p>Preferred qualifications</p> <ul> <li>High school diploma or equivalent. </li><li>Preferred background as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)<em>, Licensed Paramedic or RN nursing student with EKG training (</em>LPNs are limited to working as telemetry tech only.) </li></ul> <p>Additional Data</p> <p>Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans</p>