If you are selected to move forward in the process and interview for this position, be prepared to take a proctored telemetry test during the interview. This is a full time, benefited position working 60 hours per pay period (every 2 weeks) on 12-hr night shifts (7pm - 7:30am).

Why join Scripps Health?

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

• Made Becker's 150 Top Places to Work for 2024
• Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024
• #5 in Fortune Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2023
• #78 in PEOPLE Companies that Care 2023
• #95 in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023
• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years

Who you are:

• Committed to providing exceptional patient care
• Eager to contribute to a highly collaborative work environment
• Able to set up patients on monitors and perform cardiac monitoring, including cardiac rhythm interpretation
• Experience patient volumes on average of up to 40 patients.

What you'll do:

• Responsible for monitoring patients on cardiac and/or SPO2 (continuous oxygen saturation) via telemetry equipment.
  • This may include monitoring patients when transporting to and from procedures/units.
• Interprets cardiac rhythms/SPO2 and reports changes to the RN.
• Able to prioritize notification to the RN based on emergent patient care needs.
• Identifies and maintains integrity of the telemetry system and reports all malfunctions and needed adjustments.
• Responsible for printing telemetry strips and documenting per unit standards.
• May be responsible for placing patient on cardiac/SPO2 monitor, change batteries, and set up leads.
• May perform clerical and other duties as requested per unit standard.

*Night shift differential of ~$2.60/hr.

Required Qualifications:

• Must successfully complete the Scripps Health EKG Examination during interview process
• American Heart Association BLS for Health Care Providers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completion of formal telemetry training which may include a class or online course OR electrocardiogram (EKG) OR Arrhythmia Certification course OR completion of a Paramedic, Cardio-Vascular, EMT, MD, or RN Program, OR other cardiac related programs
• 6 months of Cardiac Monitoring experience preferred
• Basic Arrhythmia Certification