Health Technician

Duties

• Initiates cardiac monitoring correctly and is able to admit/discharge patients from monitoring system and print rhythm strips
• Performs venipuncture to obtain serum blood samples as ordered according to VHA, Medical Center, ED, and Laboratory policy and procedures
• Performs urine dipstick testing and properly reports the results to the physician and/or the RN and documents appropriately
• Facilitates maintaining charts and patient tracking information board
• Provides patient care tasks as delegated
• Orders, maintains, and stocks supplies for the unit
• Attends and participates in in-services/training opportunities in order to plan quality patient care

Requirements

• Uses knowledge of human anatomy to provide first aid and patient care
• Verbal reports and/or documents in the medical record observations of and the treatment given to the patient to insure accurate records and quality of patient care
• Obtains and labels at the patient's bedside and sends laboratory specimens as ordered according to policy and procedure

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 07/27/2026. Individual Occupational 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: Do you possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-5)? Specialized experience includes:

• Obtains and labels at the patient's bedside and sends laboratory specimens as ordered according to policy and procedure
• Uses knowledge of human anatomy to provide first aid and patient care
• Verbal reports and/or documents in the medical record observations of and the treatment given to the patient to insure accurate records and quality of patient care

Preferred Experience: Previous experience in a Healthcare setting. Experience with Phlebotomy and EKGs preferred. Experience in inpatient and outpatient care setting preferred.