Telemetry Technician - Penn Presbyterian Heart Failure and Thoracic Surgery – Full Time/ 7p - 7a

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

We are hiring for a full-time Telemetry Technician to join our team on our Heart Failure and Thoracic Surgery (Cupp 3 South Unit)

This position will work three 12-hour shifts per week - 7:00 pm 7:00 am with rotating weekends

Summary:

• Telemetry Technician I is responsible for monitoring and interpreting rhythms per unit standards and notifying appropriate health care personnel of changes in rate of rhythm.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates correct utilization of all monitor alarms and central station controls.

• Correctly interprets rhythms and recognizes changes in rate or rhythm and notifies appropriate health care personnel.

• Recognizes all lethal arrhythmias and initiates the proper chain of alert.

• Delivers and accurate, concise individualized arrhythmia summary at the end of each shift.

• Documents rhythm strips per unit standard.

• Displays skills specific to clinical area as identified in unit specific skills checklist.

• Practices in accordance with Patient’s Bill of Rights.

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients/customers served in assigned area.

• Provides individualized, planned and appropriate care/service in settings that support the patient’s/customer’s care, treatment rehabilitation goals, and/or specific need.

• Actions demonstrate an understanding of appropriate safety and infection control techniques and hospital policy.

Credentials:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)

• Education Specialization: Must be a graduate from an accredited EKG Tech program or successful completion of PPMC’s Dysrhythmia course.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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