Health Technician - Telemetry

This position is located in Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC Patient Care Services (PCS) under the direct supervisor of a Nurse Manager. The incumbent provides continuous cardiac surveillance, interpretation and reporting of monitor and telemetry tracing of patients within PCS. The incumbent will provide assistance to the Nursing Staff to assure coordinated and efficient delivery of patient care services. In addition, the incumbent performs basic equipment maintenance and cleaning.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/24/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have . .

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/.

Responsibilities:

• Admit the patient to the Centralized Telemetry Monitoring system and prepare a telemetry box and record patient information.
• Detects abnormal or changing rate, rhythm, or pattern of conduction directly from oscilloscopic rhythm display, from computer triggered alarms, or from EKG records on computer memory.
• Monitor for non-invasive blood pressure and continuous pulse oximetry (SP02) alarm events when in use
• Preserves an analyzed six second strip every 8-12 hours (or per protocol) and as needed for rhythm changes.
• Labels rhythm strip with the patient's name, lead, PR QRS and QT intervals and rhythm interpretation.
• Monitor patients in lead II or MCL unless specified per protocol or patient specific needs.
  Notifies appropriate personnel of minor/major/life threatening cardiac rhythm disturbance.
• Admit/discharge patient in Telemetry monitoring computer system.

Work Schedule: TBD
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Technician - Telemetry/PD01483-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Salary : $50,037