Emergency Medical Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The EMT position with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs involves conducting patient assessments, prioritizing care, and identifying life-threatening problems to determine appropriate treatment and transport needs.

You will perform physical exams, obtain patient history, and assess neurological, cardiovascular, circulatory, skeletal, and motor/sensory status to ensure timely and safe patient care in the field.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-6.
• Must have Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) and EMT state license/certification.
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient assessment and prioritize medical treatment.
• Identify life-threatening problems and determine required procedures.
• Perform physical examinations and obtain patient history.
• Assess neurological, cardiovascular, circulatory, skeletal and motor/sensory status.

Skills

EMT experience

Anatomy knowledge

Emergency transport

Driver's license

BLS certification

Education

Education substitution

Job description

The EMT conducts patient assessment, assesses severity of illness/injury and identifies life threatening problems. Determines/prioritizes appropriate medical treatment/procedures and need or additional assistance. EMT perform physical examinations and obtains patient history, assesses status of patient's neurological system, cardiovascular system, circulatory system, skeletal system, orthopedic system, motor and sensory skills, and level of consciousness. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/12/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR)

• 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. AND
• 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: EMTs shall have a well-developed working knowledge of physiological and topographic anatomy, right/left, surface, proximal/distal, superior/ inferior to accurately transmit location information about the body and its functions. kill and familiarity with emergency and patient transport vehicle characteristics to safely operate the vehicle under adverse weather and/or traffic conditions to provide emergency and patient transportation; Broad knowledge of the local road system and skill in the pre-selection and planning of the route to ensure the safe and expedient transport of patients to the proper health care facility.
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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 .The total percentage of specialized experience and education when added together must equal 100 percent to qualify an applicant for GS 6, i.e.9 credit hours and 6 months of specialized experience are equivalent to 1 year.
• Drivers License Requirement: Must possess a valid, unrestricted driver's license to operate government owned/leased vehicles.
• Certifications/Selective Placement Factor: Must have Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) and EMT state license/certification.
• English Language Proficiency

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/.