Intermediate Care Technician

Summary

The full performance - Emergency Department (ED) Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) is assigned to the Department of Veteran Affairs - Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This position serves as an advanced technician for the ED for patients who are present for treatment.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 06/12/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirements: Specialized Experience: 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. GS - 7 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: Prior medical/hospital experience with prior medical military or corpsman training. Observes patient status and keeps licensed personnel informed of any change in condition; Responds to medical emergencies as a part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) - Code Blue team - or medical transport team; Sets up equipment and surgical instrumentation and Performs observation-based screening and collection of patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a full year of graduate education (18 semester hours) meets the requirements for GS-7 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. (Transcripts Required). 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 undergraduate. Preferred Experience : Experience in the military as a Hospital Corpsman - Combat - Medic - Medical Technician is highly desired. 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

• Duties of the position include but not limited to: Observes patient status and keeps licensed personnel informed of any change in condition
• Provides geriatric-specific care
• Performs Patient Transport with or without cardiac monitor
• Administration of medication
• Assists licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex - specialized - and potentially life-threatening situations
• Responds to medical emergencies as a part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) - Code Blue team - or medical transport team Initiates cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS) - use of automatic external defibrillator - and assists with airway management using bag-valve-mask (BVM) - oral airway or nasal airway
• Performs Cardiovascular monitoring to include: providing support - relief - and coverage as needed to central station telemetry
• Recognizing lethal rhythms/arrhythmias (i.e
• ventricular fibrillation and asystole) and immediately notifies appropriate staff
• \\ Collects specimens
• Assists in behavioral/psychiatric situations in an emergency setting
• Sets up equipment and surgical instrumentation
• Performs Vital Signs and Point of Care Testing
• Operates specialized medical equipment and assists with patient exams and screenings
• Performs observation-based screening and collection of patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel
• Performs measurements of PR - QRS - QT - RR - and QTC intervals - interprets rhythm - and prints rhythm strip
• Obtaining patient health history for chief complaints - medication history - and information about health-related or high-risk conditions that may impact the patient's health status
• Work Schedule: Rotating Shifts including Holidays - Nights and Weekend Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician/PDS0031A