The Birmingham VA Medical Center operates a 139-bed tertiary care teaching hospital and is dedicated to providing the highest quality of patient care to Veterans in Alabama.
The Medical Center provides comprehensive health care through primary care and tertiary care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, blind rehabilitation and is a recognized leader in palliative care and multiple sclerosis.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include, however, not limited to: The Medical Instrument Technician (MIT) position is located in the Telemetry Unit within the Patient Care Service Line at the Birmingham VA Health Care System. This position requires the MIT to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays to meet the operational needs of the unit. Continuously monitors electrocardiogram (EKG) tracings.
Accurately Interprets a variety of normal and abnormal EKG tracings and communicates the information to appropriate clinical staff. Recognizes changes in patients' condition and is astute in identifying the need for intervention. Has knowledge of medical terminology, cardiac conditions, and effects of medical and nursing therapies. Operates and monitor EKG equipment. Has knowledge of equipment, materials, and supplies used to perform telemetry.
Maintains patient cardiac rhythm tracing record and other accompanying documentation. Maintain logs of monitored patients and equipment usage. Edits and selects appropriate sample portions of tracing for review by provider. Sets alarm parameters established by the provider. Follows escalation policies and emergency procedures. Routinely evaluates the integrity of equipment both prior to placement on patient and during the patient's telemetry monitoring.
Troubleshoots technical equipment issues and coordinates repairs as needed, including appropriate escalation to the nurse manager. Maintains and keeps track of telemetry equipment as patients are discharged and transferred. Evaluates patients for discharge from telemetry in collaboration with providers. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patient care plans. Performs supplemental downtime duties which may include additional patient care tasks.
Work Schedule: 7:00AM - 7:30PM, with rotating tours to meet staffing demands. Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 62906F, 62834F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $45866 – $66261/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-09.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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