Health Technician (Telemetry Monitor)

Veterans Health Administration • Augusta, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center is seeking to fill positions for the Health Technician (Telemetry Monitor) with Nursing Service. The Health Technician (Telemetry Monitor) works as a member of the Acute Care Team, providing cardiac monitoring under the supervision of the registered nurse. The incumbent exhibits skill and proficiency sufficient to effective EKG monitoring, age appropriate assessment, evaluation and documentation.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
• In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
• The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
• A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents ).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS-05 grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05.
• The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.
• An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
• If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.
• In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
• Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
• Health Technician Series, 0640 Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): Individual Occupational Requirement: Do you meet this Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR)- Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled.
• In addition to meeting the IOR above, you must also meet the experience requirement described below:
• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
• Qualifying specialized experience is defined as provides continuous monitoring of cardiac rate, rhythm, and patterns of conduction at a monitoring station.
• Measures prints and interprets rhythm, at designated intervals and PRN.
• Recognizes and reports to appropriate professional care providers and changes in a patient's rhythm that is outside established parameters.
• Monitors patient's vital signs and response to treatments while undergoing various procedures.
• Measures EKG strips including the PRI,QRS duration rate using designated length of strip/time frames.
• Obtains and evaluates rhythm strips within routine established timeframes and as needed when associated with changes in patient rhythm potentially due to abnormalities and arrhythmias.
• The work involves long periods of standing and walking.
• The incumbent must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and over freely.
• Positioning and lifting patients requires considerable effort and working in awkward positions.
• Occasionally, the employee prevents the patient from performing destructive acts against self, others or property.
• Manual dexterity is mandatory; may be required to lift weights up to 60 pounds utilizing good body mechanics and appropriate equipment.
• For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .

Nice To Haves

• Telemetry experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous monitoring and of cardiac rate, rhythm, and patterns of conduction at a monitoring station.
• Measures, prints and interprets rhythms at designated intervals and as needed per patient clinical presentation.
• Recognizes and reports to appropriate professional care providers in a patient's rhythm that is outside established parameters.
• Promptly validates and responds to alarm conditions for each patient
• Continuously monitors invasive and non-invasive vital signs and patient response to treatments while undergoing various procedures and medication regimens
• Recognizes life threatening situations and notifies the Registered Nurse, simultaneously initiating emergency procedures, strips including the PRI, QRS duration and rate using designated length of strip/ time frames
• Reports findings to the RN during diagnostic/ treatment procedures
• Detects need for lead changes by observing accuracy of computer diagnosis and noting clarity of EKG signal at console oscilloscope
• Notifies appropriate personnel of monitor/major/life threatening cardiac rhythm disturbance
• Maintains accurate documentation and computer data input for all information gathered to formulate a permanent record of the EKG.
• Troubleshoots and identifies equipment malfunction or failure; and monitors supply levels

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed