Intermediate Care Technician

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performing ongoing patient care duties in a critical care setting under the delegated authority of the supervising physician licensed independent provider (LIP) and/or advanced practice provider (APP) assigned.
• Communicating effectively with their supervising physicians licensed independent provider (LIP) and advanced practice provider (APP) to provide collaborative timely and appropriate patient care.
• Performing observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel.
• Assisting in behavioral/psychiatric situations in a clinical care setting.
• Assisting critical care licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex specialized and potentially life-threatening situations.
• Operating specialized medical equipment.
• Providing support relief and coverage as needed to central telemetry station.
• Performing specimen collection.
• Responding to medical emergencies on the facility grounds and sometimes encounters situations which may be life threatening as part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) Code Blue or medical transport team.
• Performs other duties as assigned within the training and competencies of the role.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See Required Documents below for details.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 07/27/2026.

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): The (Intermediate Care Technician/ GS) requires an Individual Occupation Requirement that will need to be met in order to be considered. Please see IOR requirement below:

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.

OR

For GS-3: Successful completion of l year of study that included study in medical health or related fields.
For GS-4: Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position.
For GS-5: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelors degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position.

In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement above the Specialized Experience below is required to be met in order to be considered for the position.

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-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Working knowledge of topographic anatomy e.g. right/left surface proximal/distal superior inferior to accurately transmit location information about the body. Working knowledge of diagnostic signs e.g. pulse respiration blood pressure temperature skin color pupils of the eyes state of consciousness ability to move on command reaction to pain etc. to perform patient evaluation to provide patient care and to ensure appropriate patient handling. Knowledge of medications (their uses doses side effects adverse effects and toxicity signs) sufficient to properly administer drugs even when directed to do so by the licensed staff. Knowledge of proper dosages required in keeping with method of administration. Demonstrates knowledge of isolation techniques and universal precautions. Knowledge of major psychiatric conditions depressive anxiety bipolar and substance use disorders and schizophrenia. Knowledge of the components of suicide risk assessment warning signs environmental safety and referral.

OR

Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience but the education must include courses directly related to the work of the position. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-7. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.

Preferred Qualifications: 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 Managements website at

Required Experience:

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