Medical Instrument Technician-EKG

Department of Veterans Affairs

The Medical Instrument Technician (Telemetry/Electrocardiograph Technician) position is located within the Telemetry/Step-Down unit within the Critical Care department at the SLC VAMC. The MIT's functions are to monitor the Central Information Computer (Telemetry Monitor) which displays patients' electrocardiographic waveforms, remote pulse oximetry, and hemodynamic measurements and notify primary nurses and clinical staff as directed

• Recognizes typical patient reactions and signs of distress and recognize, report, and treat potentially lethal arrhythmias. Maintains common equipment settings and standardized procedures and troubleshoot common errors with corrective measures. Modifies procedures/positions to obtain the correct results with patients with complicating conditions such as amputations, · Parkinson's disease, · structural defects, and scar tissue. Acts as a mentor or preceptor to lower graded technicians. Conducts in-service training on the EKG equipment and related instrumentation. Uses specialized equipment such as EKG machines, CIC, remote telemetry monitors. Monitors ECG tracings. Interprets a variety of normal, abnormal, and life-threatening arrhythmias and communicates information to the appropriate clinical provider. Recognizes acute changes in patients' condition and identifies the need for intervention. Has practical knowledge of bedside procedures performed within the Telemetry/Step-Down Unit (e.g. cardioversions, transesophageal echocardiograms). Maintains patients' cardiac rhythm trends by documenting appropriate rhythms, interval measurements, and other clinical changes in the medical record. Monitors remote pulse oximetry (Sp02), arterial blood pressure (IABP), central venous pressure (CVP) as indicated by the provider orders and clinical condition of the patient. Detects and notifies appropriate clinical staff of changes in Sp02, IABP, CVP in a timely manner. Selects appropriate sample portions of tracings for review by providers. Gives providers relevant clinical information about trends and events that occur during telemetry monitoring. Manages alarm settings and parameters within policy and provider orders as indicated by the clinical condition of the patient. Receives STEMI call notifications from providers and initiates STEMI paging cascade in a timely manner, documents actions appropriately. Evaluates the integrity of equipment used for telemetry monitoring for integrity, cleanliness, and serviceability prior to use on patients and during the duration of monitoring. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Rotating Shifts (Including Nights, Days, Weekends, and Holidays) Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized 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 #: 53811-A; 53812-A; 53813-A; 53814-A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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