Health Technician

US Department of Veterans Affairs; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The New Mexico VA Health Care System is seeking a Health Technician to join the Emergency Service Section in Albuquerque. The role provides medical and administrative support to licensed staff, supporting procedures and patient care in a fast-paced environment.

Applicants must meet the IOR and have one year of specialized experience at GS-05 level, including equipment setup, patient care, data entry, and telephone duties. Closing date: 11/20/2026.

Qualifications

• Possess technician experience that requires application of knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-05, including setting up equipment, personal patient care, maintaining patient data in an automated system, assisting with patient tests and procedures, and answering phones.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical and administrative support to licensed staff.
• Assist with patient tests and procedures and set up equipment for procedures.

Skills

Technician experience

Phone handling

Job description

The New Mexico VA Healthcare Network is recruiting a Health Technician. The Health Technician is located in Emergency Service Section of the New Mexico VA Health Care System. The primary purpose of the position is to provide medical and administrative support assistance to licensed staff.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/20/2026.

This position has an Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR). You must meet the following:

• Possess technician experience that requires application of knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. (This position is part of the series that range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists.)

In addition to meeting the IOR above, you must meet the experience as described below: GS-06 grade level:

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade lever GS-05. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to: setting up equipment for procedures; performing personal patient care; utilizing an automated system to maintain and retrieve patient data; assisting with patient test and procedures; and answering phones and directing phone calls to appropriate personnel.

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/