The incumbent provides continuous cardiac surveillance, interpretation and reporting of monitor and telemetry tracing of patients within Patient Care Services. The incumbent is expected to recognize changes in patient's condition and astute in assessing the need for intervention which may be of an emergent nature requiring immediate attention.
The incumbent in this position will provide assistance to the Nursing Staff to assure coordinated and efficient delivery of patient care services.
The duties of the Health Technician include, but is not limited to: Performs continuous monitoring and analysis of cardiac rate, rhythm, and patterns of conduction on telemetry patients through the use of approved telemetry monitoring system. 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. Promptly validates/invalidates alarm conditions. Establishes and maintains morphologically suitable and noise free EKG signal. Detects need for lead changes by observing accuracy of computer diagnosis and noting clarity of EKG signal at console oscilloscope. Preserves an analyzed six second strip every 8 hours and as needed for rhythm changes.
Labels rhythm strip with the patient's name, lead, PR ORS and QT intervals and rhythm interpretation. Monitor patients in lead II or MCL unless specified. Notifies appropriate personnel of minor/major/life threatening cardiac rhythm disturbance. Sets alarm limits per policy. Admit/discharge patient in computer arrhythmia system. Documents, on admission to telemetry, an analyzed baseline rhythm strip.
Marks monitors with patient's location when they are temporarily taken off the monitor (i.e. medical procedures). Gives verbal reports to nursing staff regarding patient EKG rhythm. Completes hand-off communication to oncoming MT. Runs a continuous strip on telemetry patients during emergency situation. Keeps an accurate log of all cardiac arrhythmias on the notification sheet. Prints summary every 4 hours on patients recorded on notification sheet.
Ensures high quality information and visual display of patient's tracing. Promptly reports interference to RN.
Reports inoperable equipment to the Nurse Manager/designee and Biomedical Assists RN with all phases of patient care tasks by performing or assisting with body and oral hygiene, skin care including hair, dressing, elimination and shaving based on established procedures, vital signs, weights, intake and output, bladder scans, draw labs and obtain blood cultures collect routine urine, stool and sputum specimens, changing linen on occupied and unoccupied bed, feeding patients, recording intake for calorie counts, assists with transfer and ambulation of patients, turns and properly positions patients, assisting with incentive spirometer, cough and deep breathing exercises, applying leads and connecting to ECG monitor, performing 12 lead EKGs, post-mortem care, perform venipuncture and glucometer testing and reports to RN.
Work Schedule: Monday- Sunday; 7:30 pm-8:00 am, including rotating weekends and holidays. Subject to change based on the needs of the facility. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD84273A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Richard.Cohen4@va.gov · 504-422-9343
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $45409 – $59031/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-26.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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