Telemetry Technician
Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. We are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do.
The Telemetry Technician performs routine duties within the limits of documented training, skills and competencies. The sole purpose of the Telemetry Technician is to monitor heart rhythm patterns of patients and detect abnormal pattern variances. Routinely reviews patient information to determine normal heart rhythm pattern, current pattern, and prior variances. Possesses troubleshooting skills to recognize monitoring the problems, identify probable causes, and seek solutions to correct the problem. Identifies and responds appropriately to potentially life-threatening rhythm changes, initiates the Rapid Response Team, The Code Blue Team, as necessary. Provides continuous ECG monitoring with accurate interpretation of cardiac rhythm and dysrhythmias and interval measurements. Appropriately responds to all monitor alarms.
What qualifications you will need:
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- 1 year of telemetry monitoring experience
Medical City Weatherford is a 100+ bed acute-care hospital. We serve Parker County and surrounding communities. Our medical staff represents 30+ medical specialties. Our health care services include inpatient and outpatient care, medical-surgical and emergency care. We are a designated Comprehensive (Level II) Stroke Facility and Level IV Trauma Center. Our hospital is a Level I Neonatal Facility, and a Chest Pain-Accredited facility. Our facility has received many awards and recognition. We received the Press Ganey Summit Award and The Joint Commission's Top Performer in Key Quality Measures. We are honored to have The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval. We are a part of the Medical City network of hospitals. Patients are ensured access to medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Telemetry Technician opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.