Health Technician

Full Job Description

The Health Technician works as a member of the Primary Care Service (PACT), under the guidance of the PACT/CBOC Clinical Nurse Manager.

PACT provides comprehensive outpatient services to eligible veterans who present or are referred for preventative/routine care & urgent medical conditions.

The Health Technician assists medical and nursing staff through technical, specialized or support services for the diagnosing or treatment of patient illnesses or medical conditions.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/04/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupation Requirement: 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.

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

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, as indicated in the table, are not required by this standard to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements.

OR, Education: Six (6) months of graduate education related to the position being filled. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level.

You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation.

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/.

Major Duties:

The Health Technician duties include: Skill and precision in using phlebotomy needles, tools, materials and equipment is required to perform major duties of the position.

Performs a wide range of diagnostic support duties such as taking, recording, and reporting vital sign deviations to provider obtaining specimens and labeling specimens for the laboratory.

Makes gross visual observations and identifies subtle changes regarding the patient's condition, documents observations and communicates to practitioners.

Performs a variety of specialized tests and procedures such as monofilament testing, and doppler exam of the extremity artery.

Gather's diagnostic information using specialized equipment such as (but not limited to) pulse oximetry, bladder scanner, and ECG machine.

Monitors patient for adverse reactions, recognizes abnormalities and brings them to the attention of the appropriate medical health care professionals.

Independently performs direct patient care activities including intake, obtaining vital signs, ECGs, clinical reminders, and medication reconciliation.

Identifies and reports data relative to more complex, non-routine patient situations including subtle changes in patient's behavior or condition or variations related to neurological signs, vital signs, or other parameters.

Assist medical personnel in emergent situations as well as performing occasional minor to moderate de-escalation of agitated Veterans.

Responds to medical urgencies/emergencies, initiates BLS and activates emergency medical system.

Performs patient care procedures such as collection of specimens, applying dressings, adjusting simple supportive equipment.

Performs direct patient support work to include collecting information from patients, providing personal patient care, and educating patients on pre-testing and post procedure activities.

Performs test on patients such as Snellen and Ishihara's Color Deficiency. Takes tissue cultures or specimen samples.

Fits patients for medical devices such as compression hose, blood pressure machines and braces/splints.

Obtains release forms, assists patients' visitors and others requesting information guidance or referral for special assistance. Orders and maintains supplies for the clinic.

Orders and maintains specialized supplies pertaining to instruments used for procedures in the clinic.

Performs administrative tasks such as maintaining control records for specimens and tests and documenting measurements taken.

Test patients, takes measurements, collects, and organizes data from follow up visits, reports result to provider.

Performs patient check in, including obtaining and recording demographic data, vital signs, height, weight, chief complaint, brief history, current medications, and measurements for specific age groups.

Prepares patient and treatment area and assists health care professionals with minor surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic clinic procedures.

Performs pre-procedure set-up, and dispositions Non-RME per facility standard operating procedures. Monitors patient during and after procedures and reports observations to nurse and provider.

Documents workload and billable care data (encounter) into EMR.

Maintains examination rooms with medical equipment by ordering and replenishing supplies, and cleaning and organizing between patients Answers telephone inquiries regarding services available and eligibility to provider accurate information and maintains good public relations.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Varying between 7:00 AM and 5:30 PM Position Description/PD#: 92121A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized