Health Technician (Telemetry) Job in North Chicago, IL

Summary

This job is open to

• The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

Major Duties:

• Admits and provides patient orientation to the unit. Performs basic nursing skills including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration, and oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry, finger stick for glucose monitoring, oral suctioning, nasal swabs, and discontinuation of peripheral IV catheter. Performs bladder scanning, records and reports results. Performs hourly rounding on patients with a purpose (pain, potty, positioning, proximity). Documents patient information on flow sheets in CPRS and/or paper flow sheets.
• Notifies ICU technician when admitting patient to telemetry. Explains procedure to patient. Provides telemetry monitor, identifies proper lead placement, and attaches electrodes upon admission. Notifies ICU technician prior to patient discharge, cleans telemetry monitor/leads, and places in appropriate storage area.
• Performs standard 12-lead EKG using the multi-channel EKG machine. Understands and can identify basic rhythms and arrhythmias and provides appropriate communication to RN. Assists with the maintenance of telemetry equipment and supplies.
• Activates Code Blue and initiates CPR when indicated. Performs emergency resuscitation until the code team arrives. Assists in CPR resuscitation and other procedures and therapies by running EKG strips and documenting rhythm changes. Irrigates and dresses wounds maintaining a clean and, as appropriate, sterile field. Reinforces patient education provided by physician or RN on infection prevention and signs and symptoms of infection.
• Assists with toileting needs as appropriate; provides catheter care. Collects patient specimen. Uses universal precautions when performing patient care, including the appropriate use of personal protective equipment and isolation precautions when needed. Applies the correct oxygen delivering device at the direction of the physician or RN.
• Responds appropriately and sensitively to death and dying patients, their families, and loved ones. Knowledge of paperwork and legal aspects of care of the dead, including respectful postmortem care of the deceased and transfer to the morgue.
• Promotes correct use of ambulation devices. Ambulates patients with/without assistive devices and provides passive range of motion as directed by the RN. Manages protective/restraining devices. Recognizes safety risks related to dementia, delirium, and psychiatric disorders. Assists in behavioral/psychiatric situations to include crisis intervention, management of aggressive or suicidal psychiatric patients and 1:1 patient observation after Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior 1-4 training.
• Feeds patients orally including those who are at risk for aspiration, after appropriate training. Administers patient enema after appropriate training.
• The employee is responsible for (1) protecting that information from unauthorized release or from loss, alteration, or unauthorized deletion, and (2) following applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files, release of access codes, etc., as set forth in the Medical Center's Automated Information Systems Users Agreement which the employee signs.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• 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/trial period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

How You Will Be Evaluated

Required Documents

How to Apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online questionnaire and submission of the required documentation specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To preview the application questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12805734. The application process is as follows:

1. 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.
2. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation.
3. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date, 10/03/2025. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
4. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice.
5. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials.
6. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.
7. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. NOTE: Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused.

Next steps

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required assessments and documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued, and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.

If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.