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Health Technician (Monitor Watcher)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
On-site Indianapolis, IN $41K – $53K Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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This position is in the PCS Critical Care, Nursing and Patient Care Service at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center which assist, serve medical providers, and nursing staff of the inpatient Wards/ICU/Stepdown. The incumbent gathers, reports standard and life-threatening situations of electrocardiographic (EKG) tracings from a centralized monitoring station. The station obtains input from bedside monitors and remote telemetry patients and remote pulse oximetry and hemodynamic measures.
What You'll Do
- →The duties of the position may include but are not limited to the following: Clinical Functions (Technical Duties) Monitoring: Monitors cardiac rhythms while recognizing, differentiating and interpreting EKG tracings.
- →Resolves promptly, when necessary, based on Incumbent's recognition of irregular conditions and interpret physician orders to report the irregular condition.
- →Reviews potential complications of medical and surgical conditions and their effect on the patient's waveform, to take prescribed action to prevent or minimize patient status changes.
- →Informs appropriate personnel of pertinent changes in patient rhythm in a timely manner, as well as provide ongoing information based on personal observations of EKG monitors, pulse oximetry and other critical monitor alarms.
- →Supports monitoring of treatments and/or procedures performed at the bedside.
- →Maintains knowledge of medical terminology, common diseases affecting the patient populations, the cardiac cycle and the electrophysiologic function of the heart.
- →Procedures: Reports any pertinent information to the professional staff to aid in patient care planning.
- →Initiates Code Blue Communication via telephone operator as directed.
- →Aids as directed in emergency situations.
- →Prints EKG strips during elective cardioversion and during code situations.
- →Documents patient care observations and information according to ICU/Stepdown Unit Policy/Procedure on appropriate forms including analyzing and archiving rhythm strips to the appropriate records at least every eight hours for each patient.
- →Documents in each record specific characteristics of each rhythm providing a summary of each patient's heart rhythm activity to the professional staff at least every shift or more often as necessary.
- →Performs standardized and routine highly specialized procedures including monitoring during cardioversions/transesophageal echocardiograms.
- →Obtains, programs and sets up telemetry packs for inpatients with telemetry orders.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation Designated and/or random drug testing may be required Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 A complete application package; including Resume, Transcripts, etc. is required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
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- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
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- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Transcript is required if you plan to substitute for experience for the GS-05 level.
Benefits
- ★The Richard L.
- ★Roudebush Indianapolis VA Medical Center, part of Veteran Health Indiana, is located 2 miles northwest of the heart of downtown Indianapolis and has been serving Indiana Veterans since 1932.
- ★As Indiana's tertiary care facility, Indianapolis VA Medical Center receives referrals from VA facilities at Ft.
- ★Wayne and Marion, Indiana, and from nearby Danville, Illinois.
- ★Indianapolis VA Medical Center provides acute inpatient medical, surgical, psychiatric, neurological, and rehabilitation care, as well as both primary and specialized outpatient services.
- ★Some noteworthy, specialized services include comprehensive cardiac care, radiation oncology treatment and community based extended care.
- ★Come be a part of our winning team in a city known for fast cars and blockbuster events has also gained acclaim for a flourishing culinary and brewing scene, thriving cultural institutions, cool neighborhoods, and so much more.
Personality Fit
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