Prime Healthcare

Telemetry Monitor Technician

Facility St. Joseph Medical Center
Location
US-MO-Kansas City
ID
2025-212990
Category
Clinical Tech
Position Type
Part Time < 60
Shift
Days
Job Type
Non-Exempt

Overview

Employment Type:Part-time

Shifts Available: Days

Hours: 12-hour shifts – 7:00am to 7:00pm 

Location: St. Joseph Medical Center- Kansas City, MO 

 

We are seeking a Monitor Technician, sometimes referred to as our Telemetry Monitor Technician (Tech) or Tele Monitor Tech. A Tele Monitor Tech will be responsible for observing and interpreting patients’ heart rhythms and other vital data transmitted by telemetry equipment. This role is crucial for identifying and alerting the medical team to any abnormalities or critical changes in a patient’s cardiac or health status. The Monitor Technician detects early warning signs of cardiac events, ensuring timely intervention, and improving patient outcomes in our telemetry unit. 

 

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare: 

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options 
  • Paid vacation, sick time and holidays 
  • Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options 
  • Employer 401K options 
  • Tuition reimbursement options  
  • Life, disability, and other insurance options 
  • Many other amazing benefits 

 

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/  

 

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to): 

 

  • Cardiac monitoring, observe and interpret heart rhythms (ECG/EKG) displayed on telemetry monitors 
  • Recognize normal and abnormal cardiac patterns, such as arrhythmias, and document findings 
  • Notify nurses or physicians of any significant changes in a patient’s heart rhythm or vital signs promptly, escalate critical issues (e.g., life-threatening) immediately 
  • Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot telemetry equipment, including electrodes and monitors 
  • Ensure proper signal transmission and resolve issues with poor connections or faulty equipment 
  • Record telemetry readings in the patient’s medical record for documentation and review, generate rhythm strips for analysis by the medical team 

Qualifications

Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent or related experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014.
  • Current Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current
  • Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current
  • Six months previous experience in Healthcare or as Monitor Technician

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Employment Status

Part Time < 60

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristicsIf you need special accommodation for the application process, please contact Human ResourcesKnow Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf  

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