Telemetry Technician

This position will provide advanced EKG monitoring of patient status through assessment of ECG strips and arrhythmia interpretation. Possess troubleshooting skills to recognize monitoring problems, identify probable causes, and seek solutions to correct the problem.  Identify and respond to potentially life-threatening rhythm changes, initiate codes, record rhythms during code, continuous ECG monitoring with accurate interpretation of cardiac rhythms and dysrhythmias interval measurements.  Mandatory overtime is an essential job function of this position.  Applicants selected for employment must successfully complete a criminal background check and a chemical urinalysis and breath analysis drug screening test. All employees shall be subject to drug testing for probable cause as set forth in agency and bureau policies. Welch Community Hospital is a tobacco free facility.

Welch Community Hospital, located in Welch, West Virginia, is the only acute care hospital in McDowell County. This hospital provides a wide scope of care and services, which includes a 55-bed acute care hospital, a 24/7, 365 days per year physician-staffed Emergency Room, an eight-bed ICU, full service Respiratory Therapy Cardiopulmonary department, Laboratory, Radiology, and Clinical Inpatient Pharmacy. The hospital also operates an outpatient Rural Health Clinic, a Surgery Clinic, an OB/GYN staffed Women’s Health Clinic, and a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training Center. By providing these crucial health care services, Welch is positioned as the top provider for quality health care in McDowell County and Southern West Virginia.

Salary : $34,500 - $57,500