HEALTH TECHNICIAN -(Advanced Telehealth Clinical)

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT TO ENSURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKET. This is an internal announcement open to current, permanent Federal employees only. All other applicants must apply under the external announcement CBTC-12914040-26-AF to receive consideration. The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System's Connected Care Service is seeking an experienced and dynamic Advanced Health Technician Ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program. The incumbent performs a full range of duties and is responsible for day-to-day operation of telehealth services at the assigned location and between the assigned location and remote sites of care as well as participating in the programmatic development and advanced support of the facility-wide telehealth program. The incumbent is expected to be able to exercise independent judgement and will often provide guidance to less experienced staff members and will require minimal direct supervision. The higher-level duties associated with this advanced-level position may include, but are not limited to: * Coordinating, installing, maintaining and managing the inventory of telehealth technologies including hardware and software with assistance of Biomed and IT; * Providing established standardized competency based training, guidance and information on the use of advanced telehealth technologies to patients, staff, and providers; * Providing established standardized competency based training for telehealth technology, facilitating interactive simulations for clinical staff participating in telehealth programs; * Participating in performance improvement activities aimed at improving the efficiency of the patient telehealth processes; * Coordinating clinic set up and monitoring of workload capture and issues for assigned patient and provider clinics including telehealth resource based scheduling; * Supporting designated complex telehealth programs that require advanced technical skillsets'. Full performance level assignments associated with this position include, but are not limited to: * Preparing medical and telecommunications equipment to be used for clinical examination and treatment; * Serving as a tele-presenter during clinical video telehealth (CVT) and VA Video Connect (WC) encounters including tasks such as establishing and maintaining video conferencing connections, making introductions between patient site and provider site, following instructions of a clinician to facilitate an effective clinical encounter; * Serving as an imager and manager of clinical data for store and forward telehealth (SFT) clinical encounters including tasks such as capturing images, collecting data and transmitting them electronically for clinical review in accordance with VHA national guidelines; * Taking measures to ensure patient care is delivered safely by following appropriate procedures for the cleaning of clinical equipment and the care environment while following all patient safety guidelines, protocols, and procedures; * Completing standardized clinical questionnaires and templates; * Ensuring that patient privacy is protected; * Receiving and scheduling requests for appointments using an electronic resource-based scheduling system; * Referring patients to providers for screening for Telehealth; * Monitoring and maintaining schedules of rooms, patients, technologies, clinical providers and presenters to ensure efficient telehealth operations; * Providing patient education via approved materials; * Supporting Veterans in completing patient satisfaction surveys; * Communicating effectively with staff; * Coordinating and/or directly configuring, installing, troubleshooting, inventory management, cleaning, and performing minor routine maintenance of assigned telehealth technology; * Ensuring assigned telehealth technologies are secured, ready for use, and accounted for by preparing and tracking maintenance work orders, information systems, inventory records, and communicating with National Telehealth Technology Help Desk to facilitate troubleshooting, repair, and coordination of replacement equipment as necessary. * Providing education and training to Veterans, clinical staff and providers on the use of telehealth technologies and serving as a point of contact to answer questions and address concerns related to these technologies; * Maintaining knowledge of and skill in applying an extensive body of rules, procedures, and operations in telehealth-related technologies and a variety of computer hardware and software used for telecommunications, data entry and retrieval, record maintenance, document and report generation; * Maintaining regular contact with staff members and the Facility Telehealth Coordinator to work out process issues, equipment needs, problems, data collection and any other logistical issues. * other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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