Intermediate Care Technician (ICT)
About the role
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) Program is a program designed to hire transitioning service - National Guard - Reserve - and Veteran corpsmen - combat medics and medical technicians into positions at VA Medical Centers as an integral part of the medical team. This is an open continuous announcement. Applicants will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered. The close date for this announcement is September 30th, 2026.
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.
Physical Demands: The work involves extended periods of bending - standing and walking. Generally - the work requires recurring physical exertion with assisting patients.
Responsibilities
- Performing observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel - this may involve completing clinical reminders - obtaining patient health history - chief complaints - medication history - and identification of health-related conditions that may impact the patient's health status
- Completing approved templates and tools - such as - intake/out