Health Technician

This position is located in Nursing Service, and is organizationally aligned under the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL. The position functions as a non-licensed member of the nursing care team and combines the responsibility and selected aspects of Intravenous (IV) line insertion, Phlebotomy, and 12 lead EKG, in addition to providing continuous observation of telemetry monitoring electrocardiographic (EKG) rhythms of critically ill patients.

Duties

Major Duties:
This position provides clinical, administrative, technical and direct patient care support. In this capacity, the incumbent must be skillful and flexible in establishing goals and setting priorities due to fluctuating needs of the clinical staff. Such as:
-Assigns and evaluates the work of subordinate staff.
-Resolves complex problems to ensure patient services are met.
-Evaluates new products, equipment, and systems in order to make recommendations for improved operations.
-Identifies educational or training needs of staff.
-Makes final decision on selections for vacant positions.
-Evaluates performance and takes disciplinary action when necessary
.-Responsible for planning and directing the activities of the MSA's.
-Extracts and analyzes data in order to provide reports in support of performance measures to senior management.
-Plans and organizes work to meet local and VA-wide time frames to complete analysis requirements, reports and special assignments.
-Reports backlogs, difficulties in meeting deadlines, uncooperative physicians, or difficulty in securing information from clinicians or the record.
-Responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of information obtained to carry out required duties.
-Communicates with physicians, case managers, and other allied health professional staff.
-Works independently making decisions based on guidelines, precedents and regulations.
-Other related duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: 7:30pm- 8 :00am/11:30pm- 8 :00am Monday-Sunday incl Holidays and Weekends.
Telework: NO telework Authorized .
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: 13351A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized

Requirements