Telemetry Technician | Day Shift | Oakbrook Terrace, IL

every 3rd weekend and rotating holiday schedule

📍 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 1901 S. Meyers Road

Advocate Health is seeking a detail-oriented and dependable Telemetry Monitor Technician to support our clinical teams by monitoring patients' cardiac rhythms and ensuring timely communication of changes in patient status. This role is ideal for individuals interested in healthcare careers and offers valuable experience in a fast-paced hospital environment.

No prior experience is required. We provide telemetry education and competency training to help you succeed in this role.

✅ Full-time, onsite position

✅ Three 12-hour shifts per week

✅ Day Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

✅ Every third weekend rotation

✅ Rotating holiday schedule

✅ Comprehensive on-the-job telemetry training provided

✅ Great opportunity to start or grow a healthcare career

As a Telemetry Monitor Technician, you will:

• →Continuously monitor cardiac telemetry systems for assigned patients.
• →Promptly notify nursing staff of any changes in a patient's heart rhythm.
• →Record and document patient heart rhythms on an hourly basis and whenever changes occur.
• →Run telemetry strips according to established policies and procedures.
• →Alert nursing staff when telemetry signals are interrupted or equipment requires attention.
• →Maintain daily inventory of telemetry transmitters and lead wires.
• →Handle confidential patient information with professionalism and discretion.
• →Collaborate closely with registered nurses and other members of the healthcare team to support quality patient care.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to remain focused in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Ability to successfully complete telemetry education and competency requirements within 6-12 weeks of hire.

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, twist, and lift throughout the workday.
• Functional hearing, vision, and communication abilities.
• Ability to safely operate monitoring equipment and related technology.
• Ability to work in an environment with potential exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, and radiation hazards.

• No prior healthcare experience required.
• Previous exposure to healthcare, customer service, monitoring, or clerical work is a plus but not required.

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.