Health Technician

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrate understanding of age and population specific characteristics that affect the health care needs of the Veteran.
• Promptly recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations seeks assistance and effectively intervenes as directed when appropriate.
• Interact and communicate appropriately with patients and family members.
• Demonstrate professional behavior (i.e. respect others collegiality ability to accept constructive criticism) effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Adhere to principles of infection control safety and universal precautions. Possess knowledge of proper handling and pre-cleaning of reusable medical equipment.
• Demonstrate competence utilizing special equipment needed to perform job duties.
• Follow policies and procedures related to fire and disaster drills safety and security measures.
• Demonstrate initiative in assisting the core and expanded teams.
• Maintain confidentiality of electronic written and/or verbal patient information.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00am - 4:30pm)
Telework: This position is not authorized for telework.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD50092A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification 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)

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 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 period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 07/14/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education s described below:

Individual Occupational Requirement for Health Aid and Technician Series (0640):Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists speech pathologists medical officers and optometrists. Therefore technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge methods and techniques of the position to be filled.

In addition to the IOR candidates must also meet one of the following requirements:

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to:

• Ability to plan effectively set priorities and coordinate activities.
• Basic knowledge of CPT-4 and ICD-10-CM coding.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and usage covering the full range of general medical surgical pharmaceutical hospital-specific terms medical abstracts and abbreviations.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology to properly understand the major anatomical systems and related disease processes.
• Knowledge of the VA medical records program including medical record forms filing sequences formats and content requirements.
• Ability to analyze and correlate laboratory test results procedures and treatments with diagnoses.
• Basic knowledge of coding classification systems and appropriate references.
• Knowledge of computer systems; VISTA CPRS word processing spreadsheets etc.

OR

Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the one year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. (SUBMISSION OF TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)..

OR

Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and graduate education.

Preferred Experience: 1-2 years of lab draw and ASCP Board Certification - Phlebotomy Technician (PBT or AMCA).

PLEASE NOTE: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Required Experience:

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