Summary

This position serves as an advance technician for outpatient care setting in the Podiatry clinic. 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. Candidates generally qualify based on U.S. Armed Forces experience or equivalent education.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 05/26/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS 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. Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): The Health Aid and Technician Series - 0640 - has a minimum qualification entry requirement. Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): 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.In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement - you may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Prepare and administer medications through various methods - examples include - intramuscular injections - subcutaneous injections - intradermal injections - oral - aerosolized including oxygen - topical - intraocular (eye drops) - Otic (ear drops) - intranasal - rectal (suppositories) - local anesthetics - intraurethral - and intravenous - perform minor surgical procedures - medical interventions and administer treatments to manage care to combat disease or disabling symptoms example incise and drain various skin infections or abscesses - Order appropriate diagnostic studies under the direction of the supervising Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) obtains and Reports Diagnostic and laboratory results. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have One full year of Graduate education where it is directly related to the work of the position. Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in the military as a Hospital Corpsman - Combat Medic - Medical Technician is highly desired. Examples of military occupational specialties highly desired - include but are not limited to: 4NOX- Basic Medical Technician - 4NOIC- Independent Duty Medical Technician - X4NO- Aeromedical Evacuation Technician - 1T2X1- Pararescueman - 68W- Combat Medic Specialist - 18D- Army Special Forces (Medic) - 68WW1- Special Operations Flight Medic - HM0000- Basic Hospital Corpsman - HM8404- Field Medical Service Technician - HM8425- Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman - HM8402- Submarine Force Independent Duty Corpsman - HM8401- Search and Rescue Medical Technician - HM8403- Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Independent Duty Corpsman - HM8406- Aerospace Medical Technician - and HS- Basic Health Services Technician. 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

• Performs ongoing patient care duties in an outpatient clinical setting
• ICTs may perform tasks as outlined in this Position Description (PD) and in accordance with local policies after documented completion of training and demonstration of appropriate skills and competency
• 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
• Will complete the approved templates and tools - such as the outpatient intake form - normal results notes - and follow up treatment protocols established by the agency
• Assists in behavioral/psychiatric situation in an outpatient setting
• This can include assisting licensed personnel with crisis intervention - management of aggressive or suicidal psychiatric patients - by providing one-to-one observations and applying prevention and management of disruptive behavior techniques (PMDB)
• Performs duties focused on communication techniques required to complete the questioners and templates approved for use in any outpatient clinic setting - including active listening - restating - and mirroring
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for the patient
• Assists outpatient licensed staff with the delivery of care to patients with complex - specialized - and potentially life-threatening situations
• Assists licensed staff with preparing patients for medical evaluation - setting up equipment - passing instruments and providing treatment during inperson or virtual visits
• Operates specialized medical equipment to obtain diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes
• Collect a wide range of specimens and prepare them for transfer to processing
• Knowledge of (BLS) - (AED) - and (AHA) protocols
• Perform medication administration
• Wound care
• Assisting with patient exams and screening - utilizing technology such as telehealth peripherals
• Examples: podiatry foot exams (visual - sensory - and vascular) - gait exams - and stance exams
• Electronic Health Record (EHR): Thoroughly and appropriately documents actions - interventions and procedures in the medical record
• Examples: Procedural notes and progress notes - screenings - photo-documentation - telephone contact - and secure messaging
• ICTs may perform tasks after proper education - training - and competency - demonstrating knowledge - skills - and abilities
• Thoroughly and continually documents actions - interventions and patient response in the health record
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
• 8:00am-4:30pm
• Telework: Ad-hoc
• 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
• Physical Requirements: The work involves extended periods of bending - standing and walking
• Generally - the work requires recurring physical exertion with assisting patients.