Summary

This position serves as an advance technician for outpatient care settings such as: primary care - mental health - and specialty clinics. As an ICT Generalist the applicant may serve in a medical center - community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) - or mobile medical unit.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 06/09/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS-6 grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service; experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge - skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position - and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled - in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Administer medications by mouth or by injection (intramuscular or subcutaneously) and watching the administration of intravenous solutions for proper timing and replacement of medication and/or proper flow; experience with specimen collection and preparation; prepare lab specimens and transfer to the lab for processing; conducting appropriate patient documentation; assisting clinical providers with surgical care. 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/.

Duties

• Major Duties: Assists licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex and specialized care needs
• Assists in behavioral/psychiatric situations in an outpatient setting
• Performs treatments and interventions
• Performs wound care (i.e
• bandaging - application of dressings - wound measurements and Photo-documentation of wounds)
• Assists with outpatient minor procedures
• Participates in follow-up care such as suture removal
• Uses Medication Administration experience to perform tasks - such as intramuscular - oral - topical - eye drops - ear drops - intranasal - rectal suppositories - local anesthetics - nebulized medications - subcutaneous - and intradermal
• Assists licensed staff with preparing patients for medical evaluation - setting up equipment - passing instruments and providing treatment during in-person or virtual visits
• Operates specialized medical equipment to obtain diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes
• Collects a wide range of specimens and preparing them for transfer to process
• Performs 12-lead electrocardiograms
• Provides patient education within scope of care or while providing an intervention
• Conducts or assists with the training of personnel in if appropriately trained - certified and/or qualified
• Performs observation-based screening and collection of patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel
• Completes approved templates and tools - such as normal result notes and follow up treatment protocols established by the agency
• Performs Vital Signs and Point of Care Testing
• Documents actions - interventions and procedures in the medical record
• Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 0730-1600 - 0800-1630 - 0900-1730
• Subject to change due to needs of the facility
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician/PD99968S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons
• Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted
• HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service
• HCP are individuals who - during the influenza season - work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties
• VHA locations include - but are not limited to - VA hospitals and associated clinics - community living centers (CLCs) - community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) - domiciliary units - Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities
• HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed - clinical and administrative - remote and onsite - paid and without compensation - full- and part-time employees - intermittent employees - fee basis employees - VA contractors - researchers - volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities
• HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents - interns - fellows and students
• HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.