Health Technician (Unit 4B) - Part-Time

The Health Technician position within the Acute Care and Mental Health Nursing Service is a vital part of the healthcare team at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital. This role is situated within the Acute Care and Mental Health Service of the Nursing Service and reports directly to the Nurse Manager or their designee. The Health Technician is responsible for providing direct patient care activities under the supervision of a registered nurse.

The Health Technician acts as a member of the Acute Care and Mental Health medical team to do jobs usually done by multiple staff to include, but not limited to:

• Obtains lab specimens and transports blood, etc. to lab
• Records necessary information into CPRS
• Acts as liaison/expeditor and as advocate between patients and health care team members, as well as other practice groups, specialty services and ancillary services
• Bathes, turns, lifts, and performs oral care, and other related hygienic care; performs post-mortem care
• Assists medical staff with or performs diagnostic procedures used to diagnose medical conditions
• Operates and maintains medical instruments for treatment procedures
• Recognizes deviations in patient's condition and takes appropriate action
• Sets up all necessary accessories or supplies and other medical personnel of new equipment, accessories or supplies
• Places patients on monitoring systems and ensures proper functioning
• Reviews the flagging of special information such as allergies
• Assist with discharges of patients with appropriate instructions from the nursing staff when treatment is completed
• Assists in tracking and keeping a record of patients who leave the area without being seen; documents this in the record and completes the encounter.
• Ensures that patients are involved and informed of all scheduled appointments to minimize no-shows and rescheduling
• Receives telephone calls and visitors to the area
• Performs direct patient support work to include collecting information from patients, providing personal patient care
• Monitors equipment scheduling and maintenance of levels for specialized supplies.
• Tracks patients' time through the system and keeps team members informed on a real-time basis of how long it is taking to get patients through the steps in the system.
• Transports patients as needed.
• Keeps rooms and equipment clean and ready to be used, i.e. EKG cables, vital check, pulse oximetry probe, IV pumps.
• Stocks supply appropriately.
• Enters work orders for equipment and environmental repair needs.
• Takes equipment out of service and labels appropriately.

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: Part-Time Day/PM Shift
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health Technician (Unit 4B) - Part-Time/PD25312A

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/12/2026.

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

****Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-04 and above) Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologist, 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.

GS-04
Specialized Experience: 6 months of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-03 grade level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Health Technician at the GS-04 level
OR
Education: Successful completion of 2 years of study beyond high school that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position.
OR
Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level.

GS-05
Specialized Experience: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 grade level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Health Technician at the GS-05 level
OR
Education: Successful completion of 2 years of study beyond high school that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position.
OR
Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond the second year.

GS-06
Specialized Experience: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Health Technician at the GS-06 level


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: Ability to work at a fast pace in a stressful environment. There is bending, stooping, reaching, walking, and some lifting. Assisting patients with ambulation. Pushes patients on stretchers and in wheelchairs. May be necessary to lift an unconscious or poorly alert patient. Travel all over the medical center to transport patients, to get supplies. Position requires physical ability and ability to work in somewhat strenuous conditions.
• 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.