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Telemetry Technician-Delnor Telemetry Part Time Nights

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

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 28, 2026

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About your past

How do you stay alert through a twelve hour overnight watching screens?

What they are checking: The hardest practical part of the job on this shift.

Two twelve hour nights a week, seven to half past seven, every other Friday and Saturday night, with rotating holidays. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting states the whole pattern precisely, including which nights.

What would you do

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

What they are checking: The posting names continual surveillance of multiple monitors and this line is nights.

A change happens at four in the morning and you cannot reach the nurse. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they escalate rather than wait, which is the only safe answer overnight.

What is thinner overnight, and how do you work around it?

What they are checking: The posting is twelve hour nights, when staffing and services are at their lowest.

About the work

Which rhythms would make you act straight away, and what would you do?

What they are checking: The posting names identifying significant arrhythmias and intervening appropriately.

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

What they are checking: The posting names identifying and correcting for artifacts.

Walk me through placing lead lines and preparing the skin for a valid trace.

What they are checking: The posting names attaching electrode lead lines and preparing skin to ensure valid results.

How do you edit and forward a result for the physician to interpret?

What they are checking: The posting names editing and forwarding results to the attending physician.

Where are you with your ECG interpretation coursework and BLS?

What they are checking: The posting requires proof of both.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The schedule for this position is two 12-hour shifts per week 7p - 7:30a with every other weekend (Friday and Saturday nights) and rotating holidays throughout the year required. 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 • Proof of successful completion of ECG interpretation coursework • CPR – Basic Life Support via the American Heart Association 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.