This position is located within the Nursing Service of the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System (OKCVAHCS) and reports directly to the Nurse Manager, Telemetry/Telesitter Program. The primary purpose of the position is to provide support to staff by monitoring cardiac rhythms of telemetry patients and remote continuous patient observation and telesitter monitoring system, at the central station according to telemetry protocols and telesitter protocols.

Duties

Major duties of this position include but are not limited to: Admits and discharges patients to/from the telemetry monitoring system per physician orders. Views patient cardiac rhythms at the central monitoring station and responds to alarms based on telemetry protocols. Demonstrates technical analysis of fundamental cardiac rhythms and detections of lethal arrhythmias, acute rhythm abnormalities, telemetry settings and alarm levels, and the effects/potential effects on patients and treatments. Uses the Electronic Medical record and other approved software as needed to perform duties and chart effectively. Communication skills to provide for effective, concise, and courteous communication with Veterans, nursing staff and medical staff in relation to Telemetry monitoring and Telesitter observations. Recognizes abnormal rhythms and contacts appropriate health care personnel. Identifies emergency situations and calls a code blue when appropriate. Checks CPRS once a shift to make sure the remote patients have current telemetry orders. If orders are not current, then the telemetry tech notifies the patients nurse. Off-going tech transports telemetry strips to other units after shift report. Work Schedule: Various based on needs of the unit. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD12589A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this 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
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/27/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS 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 level. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) 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: Specialized Experience for this position includes but is not limited to: Demonstrates technical analysis of fundamental cardiac rhythms and detections of lethal arrhythmias, acute rhythm abnormalities, telemetry settings and alarm levels, and the effects/potential effects on patients and treatments; Views patient cardiac rhythms at the central monitoring station and responds to alarms based on telemetry protocols; Communication skills to provide for effective, concise, and courteous communication with Veterans, nursing staff and medical staff in relation to Telemetry monitoring and Telesitter observations; Checks CPRS once a shift to make sure the remote patients have current telemetry orders. If orders are not current, then the telemetry tech notifies the patients nurse; Admits and discharges patients to/from the telemetry monitoring system per physician orders. And / Or Individual Occupational Requirement: 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. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationCritical ThinkingKnowledge Management Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work may require regular physical exertion; such as walking, frequent bending, reaching and stretching to set or remove equipment; lifting and carrying of weight up to 20 pounds, and pushing or pulling of moderately heavy objects. Some typing is required, and some duties may require above average dexterity. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Oklahoma City VA Health Care System 921 Northeast 13th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104 US
• Name: Lorraine Willis
• Phone: 4054565157
• Email: [email protected]