Health Technician

The Health Technician under the Emergency Department (ED) will perform highly complex tasks while assisting RNs for the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Three available positions located at Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL and one position at Lake City VA Medical Center in Lake City, FL.

**3 vacancies located in the following locations: Malcom Randall VA Medical Center (3 vacancies) and Lake City VA Medical Center (1 vacancy)**


Major Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Health Technician Duties - 80%

• Assist the RN in transporting patients to Critical Care areas (MSSDU, MICU, SICU, and 4-North ICU) and transports patients requiring Telemetry monitoring with signed competencies.
• Assume responsibility for restocking patient units and prepares the area to receive admissions.
• Transport specimens to the lab.
• Recognize emergencies and responds appropriately by seeking and providing assistance as necessary.
• Restock and check crash carts and airway boxes.
• Answer phones calls and intercom, relays messages appropriately.

Clinical Duties - 20%

• Run 12 lead EKG's.
• Assist with minor surgical procedures.
• Perform phlebotomy/specimen collection.
• Insert Foley catheters and external catheters.
• Perform Blood Glucose/ Chem sticks and reports abnormal results.
• Take and record vital signs.

Preferred Experience: Emergency Department and Intensive Critical Care (ICU) or pre-hospital paramedic/ EMT experience

Work Schedule:
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center-12hr DAY shift and 12hr NIGHT shift, alternating weekends
Lake City VA Medical Center- 8hr or 12hr NIGHT Shift, alternating weekends (tours subject to change based on unit needs)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD01804-A

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2026.

Applicants must meet the Individual Occupation Requirement and Specialized Experience. Each of these items are separate requirements.

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) 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 the specialized experience requirement:

GS-6 Specialized Experience: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level.

Experience such as: (1) Assisting RNs in transporting patients to Critical Care areas and transporting patients requiring Telemetry (2) recognize emergencies and respond appropriately by seeking and providing assistance (3) track equipment malfunctions and repair (RME) reusable medical equipment (4) perform phlebotomy/specimen collection and transports specimen (5) restocks and checks crash carts and airway boxes.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

OPM Qual standard for 0640, See the NOTE under the Education section.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

• 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
• 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 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 interest. In 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.