Telemetry Technician, PRN

Telemetry Technician

Schedule: PRN | various shifts

Job Type: In-person

Job Location: Richlands, VA

Your experience matters

Clinch Valley Medical Center is a part of Lifepoint Health. We are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce that can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those who are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ^®.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period. Tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.

Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave, and paid time off.

Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs).

Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

How you will contribute

The Telemetry Technician, under the supervision of an RN, performs telemetry monitoring.

• Performs continual surveillance of multiple monitors.
• Identifies significant arrhythmias and/or signs of patient distress and intervenes appropriately.
• Identifies and corrects for artifacts.
• Reports abnormal assessment and telemetry findings or changes in patient's physical, mental, and emotional conditions to the nursing staff.
• Test equipment for proper working order.
• Reports equipment problems to the supervisor.

Additional requirements include:

Required Skills:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Education:

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• An Associate's degree preferred

Licenses:

• EMT, EMT-P, CNA, SRNA, or CMA preferred, or completion of first semester clinical rotation in an accredited Nursing Degree Program (ADN or BSN).

Certifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.

• Completion of Cardiac Telemetry Certification within 1 year of hire or evidence of successful completion of Telemetry/Dysrhythmia course.
  
  

EEOC Statement

Clinch Valley Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Clinch Valley is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.