Health Technician Healthcare Monitor Technician-ICU

Health Technician Healthcare Monitor Technician-ICU

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Syracuse, New York

Salary Range: $45409 - $59031 Per Year

Job Summary: The Health Technician (Monitor Tech) position is located in the Intensive Care Unit of the Medical VA Care Line at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. The incumbent aid and assist ICU nursing staff in providing quality care for the Veteran patients. The incumbents provide 24-hour 7-day coverage performing cardiac monitoring of patients on the Unit. In addition, the incumbents perform patient care support functions.

Major Duties:

• Duties include but not limited to: The Health Technician (Monitor) performs cardiac monitoring duties utilizing monitoring equipment in the Intensive Care Unit. Programs the monitor with specific parameters for the patients and investigates equipment malfunctions. They observe the cardiac rhythm of patients monitored on telemetry and of patients in the ICU. The incumbent identifies normal sinus rhythm and recognizes dysrhythmia and reports changes in the rate and/or rhythm to the RN caring for the patient. They collect rhythm strips and documents atrial and ventricular rate, PR and QRS Intervals, and regularity on each rhythm strip and placed in the patient's medical record. Edits, summarizes, and documents patient's cardiac activity every shift and gives verbal report to shift charge nurse and relief cardiac monitor tech. Instructs patients on the purpose and use of monitoring equipment. The Health Technician (Monitor) performs a range of diagnostic support duties that include labeling and transporting and/or retrieving specimens from the lab. The incumbents perform 12 lead EKGs, interpret results within their scope of practice, and bring changes to the attention of the charge nurse of physician on duty. Makes observation of patient's condition and reports changes to the appropriate staff. Assists in transferring patients. Anticipates and obtains equipment and supplies needed for monitoring/procedures to facilitate efficient services to patients. Connects patients to blood pressure monitor, oximeter, and o2. Maintains medication rooms to include performing inventory and re-ordering frequently used items, restock needles and syringes, enter medication orders into the computer system, and put away stock when received. As directed, assists in postmortem care to include disconnecting patient from monitors and other equipment, bag up and label patients' personal items, and assist in transferring patient to morgue. The incumbent maintains equipment and supplies. They check for defects and requests repair of cables, monitors, md transmitters. The incumbent replenishes supplies and restocks storage areas and bedside units. Ensures cleanliness of equipment. The incumbent participates in maintaining a clean, safe environment. Removes defective equipment, reports hazards, observes safety regulations, adheres to infection control policies, and utilized proper aseptic technique in performance of duties. The Health Technician (Monitor) participates in the Unit's Quality Improvement Program by collecting data specific to cardiac monitoring, i.e., validation of alarms, rhythm interpretations, etc. Assists with data analysis and interpretation as requested. Performs other duties as assigned. Preferred Experience: Cardiac Monitoring Work Schedule: Nights, 6A ICU. (full time six 12s one 8, every other weekend and holidays) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/29/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: data entry to include entering specimens into computer, collecting patient specimens, answering questions relative to patient specimens, instructing and assisting patients in specimen collection, performs routine repetitive diagnostic tests and procedures such as venipuncture collection of blood specimens, adhering to safety, infection control, and universal precautions at all times while drawing blood or performing tests, preparing and packaging specimens for shipment, ensuring/verifying correct labeling, patient identification, and appropriate storage temperature. OR Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-06 level. Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required if the education or internship was directly related to the work of the position. Transcripts are required if you're using education as a substitute for specialized experience. OR Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-06 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-06. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Clerical Clinical Data Collection/Documentation Computer Skills Patient Care Technical Competence 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: See VA Handbook 5019 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/.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 01/29/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12867834. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Application Deadline: 2026-01-29