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Telemetry Technician-Centralized Monitor Room Casual Days

Northwestern Medicine · Huntley, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This is casual nights with no guaranteed hours. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with an arrangement the posting is blunt about.

Tell me about a time you raised something that turned out to be nothing.

What they are checking: Whether they will call it anyway, which is the behavior this role needs.

How do you stay alert through a twelve hour overnight in a monitor room?

What they are checking: Whether they have thought about the hardest practical part of the job.

What would you do

You are watching a wall of monitors. How do you keep your attention on all of them?

What they are checking: Sustained vigilance, which is harder than it sounds and is the real difficulty of the job.

A patient's rhythm changes and you cannot reach the nurse. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they escalate rather than wait, which on nights is the whole safety net.

About the work

Tell me about your ECG interpretation coursework and where you have used it since.

What they are checking: The posting requires the coursework, so this checks it is real and still fresh.

Which rhythms would make you act immediately, and what would you do?

What they are checking: Arrhythmia recognition, which is the entire purpose of the role.

How do you tell a genuine rhythm change from an artifact?

What they are checking: The posting names correcting for artifacts, and calling one wrong either way has a cost.

How do you prepare skin and place leads so the trace is usable?

What they are checking: Practical technique that decides whether anything they watch is worth watching.

What do you do at the start of a shift before you take over the monitors?

What they are checking: Handover, which is where a deteriorating patient gets lost.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Telemetry Technician reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. Performs telemetry monitoring to provide data for the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions. Responsibilities: • Attaches electrode lead lines to proper body areas based on type of test ordered. • Prepares skin and surroundings to ensure valid results. • Obtains and documents ECG readings as directed. • Performs continual surveillance of multiple monitors. • Identifies significant arrhythmias and/or signs of patient distress and intervenes appropriately. • Identifies and corrects for artifacts. • Edits and forwards results to attending physician for analysis and interpretation. • Maintains ECG equipment and supplies. Required: • High School diploma • Successful completion of ECG interpretation coursework • CPR – Basic Life Support Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more. Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.

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