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Overview
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) Program is a program designed to hire transitioning service members into positions at VA Medical Centers. Candidates generally qualify based on U.S. Armed Forces experience or equivalent education. This is an Open Continuous announcement until September 30, 2025. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. Intermediate Care Technician for the Community Based Outpatient Clinic
Responsibilities
The Intermediate Care Technician is an occupational specialty - especially for former military combat medics - medical technicians - and corpsmen
As an ICT - you will operate within clearly defined clinical competencies
For this job announcement - you may work in multiple clinical settings based on facility needs - these include but are not limited to - Emergency Medicine - Critical Care - Primary Care - Specialty Clinics - Women\'s health and COVID Screening - Swabbing Stations - and Vaccine Operations
The clinical activities for the hospital will include but are not limited to: 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/outtake forms - normal result note follow up - clinical reminders - procedure and intervention notes established by the agency
Assisting in behavioral/psychiatric situations 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)
Assists licensed staff with the delivery of care to patients with complex - specialized - and potentially life-threatening situations
You will assist licensed staff with setting up equipment and providing treatment during in person or virtual visits
Operating specialized medical equipment to obtain diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes
Observes patient status and keeps licensed clinical staff informed of any change in condition
You will assist clinical providers with emergency medical care - provides emergency response as part of the Rapid-Response-Team (RRT) - and assists with training of other hospital clinical staff
Performing Diagnostic Tests
Examples: Vital Signs - 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG)
Point-of-Care
Examples: glucometer - COVID swabbing
Specimen collection and Preparation
Examples: collecting and labeling venous blood samples
Minor Procedures
Examples: simple one-layer laceration repairs - incision and drainage - skin stapling - STERIS trips - Dermabond
Medication Administration: nebulized medications - topical - limited PO meds - vaccine administration
Wound Care
Examples
wound debridement - Wet-to-Dry dressings - Unna Boot placement - compression dressings- Forflex and Profour - wound vac placement - graft application
Patient education within scope of care or while providing an intervention
Electronic Health Record (EHR): Thoroughly and appropriately documents actions - interventions and procedures in the medical record
Examples: Procedural notes and progress notes
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
8:00am-4:30pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician/PD99362S - PD99963S - and PD99968S
Physical Requirements: The work involves extended periods of bending - standing and walking
Generally - the work requires recurring physical exertion with assisting patients
Working Conditions: On a regular and recurring basis - employee is exposed to infection - exposure to communicable diseases and contagious diseases him/her to comply with special safety and health precautions by wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) according to universal precautions
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level (GS-07) 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.
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Responsibilities
The Intermediate Care Technician is an occupational specialty - especially for former military combat medics - medical technicians - and corpsmen
As an ICT - you will operate within clearly defined clinical competencies
For this job announcement - you may work in multiple clinical settings based on facility needs - these include but are not limited to - Emergency Medicine - Critical Care - Primary Care - Specialty Clinics - Women\'s health and COVID Screening - Swabbing Stations - and Vaccine Operations
The clinical activities for the hospital will include but are not limited to: 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/outtake forms - normal result note follow up - clinical reminders - procedure and intervention notes established by the agency
Assisting in behavioral/psychiatric situations 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)
Assists licensed staff with the delivery of care to patients with complex - specialized - and potentially life-threatening situations
You will assist licensed staff with setting up equipment and providing treatment during in person or virtual visits
Operating specialized medical equipment to obtain diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes
Observes patient status and keeps licensed clinical staff informed of any change in condition
You will assist clinical providers with emergency medical care - provides emergency response as part of the Rapid-Response-Team (RRT) - and assists with training of other hospital clinical staff
Performing Diagnostic Tests
Examples: Vital Signs - 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG)
Point-of-Care
Examples: glucometer - COVID swabbing
Specimen collection and Preparation
Examples: collecting and labeling venous blood samples
Minor Procedures
Examples: simple one-layer laceration repairs - incision and drainage - skin stapling - STERIS trips - Dermabond
Medication Administration: nebulized medications - topical - limited PO meds - vaccine administration
Wound Care
Examples
wound debridement - Wet-to-Dry dressings - Unna Boot placement - compression dressings- Forflex and Profour - wound vac placement - graft application
Patient education within scope of care or while providing an intervention
Electronic Health Record (EHR): Thoroughly and appropriately documents actions - interventions and procedures in the medical record
Examples: Procedural notes and progress notes
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
8:00am-4:30pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician/PD99362S - PD99963S - and PD99968S
Physical Requirements: The work involves extended periods of bending - standing and walking
Generally - the work requires recurring physical exertion with assisting patients
Working Conditions: On a regular and recurring basis - employee is exposed to infection - exposure to communicable diseases and contagious diseases him/her to comply with special safety and health precautions by wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) according to universal precautions
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level (GS-07) 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.
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