Health Technician (Radiology)

Serves as a Health Technician in Imaging Service, providing direct patient care and technical support to radiologists and diagnostic imaging staff during imaging and invasive procedures. Assists with patient preparation, monitoring, transport, equipment setup, sterile technique, and exam support. Utilizes PACS, electronic medical records, and other computerized systems while ensuring patient safety, infection control, and quality customer service in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Major Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide direct patient care and support to radiologists, radiologic technologists, and medical instrument technologists during diagnostic imaging examinations and invasive procedures.
• Assist with patient preparation for examinations and procedures, including escorting patients, obtaining medical histories, preparing treatment areas, and ensuring patient comfort and safety.
• Monitor patients during their stay in Imaging Service and observe, recognize, and report changes in patient condition, reactions to medications, or responses to breathing equipment.
• Assist with the setup, assembly, cleaning, disinfection, and maintenance of imaging equipment and examination rooms, utilizing sterile techniques when required.
• Support imaging procedures by preparing instruments and supplies, passing and retrieving equipment, and maintaining sterile fields during invasive and biopsy procedures.
• Transport and escort patients throughout Imaging Service and to and from inpatient units, assisting with mobility, positioning, dressing, and post-procedure care as needed.
• Provide patients with pre-examination instructions and information regarding preparation requirements, medications, and procedural expectations.
• Obtain and record patient vital signs and assist with clinical preparations, including bloodwork collection and intravenous (IV) setup as directed.
• Review and utilize patient medical records and examination information to support safe and effective care delivery.
• Perform MRI safety-related duties, including patient screening and continuous monitoring within the MRI environment to promote patient safety and prevent adverse events.
• Utilize computerized systems and software applications, including Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), electronic medical records, databases, spreadsheets, and other office automation tools to maintain and retrieve patient information and reports.
• Perform administrative and clerical functions, including managing records, preparing correspondence, filing and retrieving imaging records, processing exam instructions, and supporting daily workflow operations.
• Coordinate with physicians, nurses, technologists, and other healthcare professionals to facilitate efficient patient care and imaging operations.
• Maintain knowledge of anatomy, medical terminology, imaging procedures, radiation safety, infection control practices, and patient care protocols applicable to Imaging Service operations.
• Promote a culture of safety by adhering to infection control standards, patient safety practices, privacy requirements, and VA policies related to the protection of sensitive information.
• Provide courteous, compassionate, and respectful customer service to Veterans, families, visitors, and staff while supporting the mission and values of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 3:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Technician (Radiology)/PD04230A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/09/2026.

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

Individual Occupational Requirements:

• Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): 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. OR,
• Education and Training: For GS-4: Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to work of a Health Technician (Radiology).

Basic Requirements:

Positions at GS-4 and above require specialized experience, education, or training related to the occupation. Examples of qualifying specialized experience are provided for those occupations where such information is currently available. Examples of qualifying post-high school education or training are also provided.

Experience. Have at least six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience at the GS-3 grade or equivalent level that gave me the knowledge, skills, abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position.

• General Experience: (l) Any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation.
• Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Qualifying experience includes but may not be limited to: Support duties to medical or health personnel such as radiologists, x-ray technicians or radiologic technologists that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. Such as sterile techniques and how to maintain sterile field; digital x-ray equipment; radiation protection standards; different views required for each x-ray examination; understanding of medical terms.

~OR~

• Education: 2 years above high school with courses related to the occupation of Health Technician (Radiology). NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted, and education must be from an accredited college or university. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

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• Experience and Education Combination: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience are also qualifying. The combinations described below are those most typical for these positions, i.e., for grades GS-3 through GS-5. If education is used to meet specialized experience requirements, then such education must include courses directly related to the work of the position. (When crediting education, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used.) (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

To calculate, first identify the percentage of required qualifying experience you have. Then identify the percentage of required education you possess as a percentage of the 2 years of education that meets the requirements for GS-04. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-04. For example, An applicant has 5 months of general experience and 36 semester hours of college. The applicant meets 42 percent of the required experience and 60 percent of the required education. The applicant exceeds 100 percent of the total requirements and is qualified for the position. (This example assumes that education is being used to meet the specialized experience requirements, and that at least 7 of the 36 semester hours are in courses directly related to the work of the position.) Courses must be directly related to the work of a Health Technician. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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 Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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
• 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 (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.