Health Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Health Technician at the US Department of Veterans Affairs serves as a member of the Nursing- Inpatient Mental Health Team, assisting staff with diagnostic and treatment support. The HT handles clinical and clerical resident care tasks to promote timely, efficient patient care at the Domiciliary.

Applicants must meet English proficiency requirements and a GS-6 level qualification with experience in phlebotomy, vital signs, and specialized diagnostic techniques.

Qualifications

• Experience using phlebotomy needles, tools, and equipment.
• Ability to gather diagnostic information using specialized equipment like pulse oximetry, bladder scanner and ECG Machine.
• English language proficiency required to perform duties.

Responsibilities

• Assist medical and nursing staff with diagnostic or treatment tasks.
• Handle clinical and clerical functions of resident care to promote timely and efficient care.
• Document observations and communicate changes to practitioners.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Vital signs

Clinical observation

Communication with practitioners

Education

Graduate education (9 semester hours)

Tools

Pulse oximetry

ECG Machine

Bladder scanner

Doppler exam

Job description

The Health Technician (HT) works as a member of the Nursing- Inpatient Mental Health Team. The Health Technician assists medical and nursing staff through technical, specialized or support services for the diagnosing or treatment of patient illnesses or medical conditions. The HT is responsible for the clinical and clerical functions of resident care to promote timely and efficient resident care at the Domiciliary.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/14/2026.

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

• Individual Occupation Requirement: 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.
• English Language Proficiency Requirement: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to perform the duties of this position.

In addition to the above requirements, in order to qualify for this position at the GS-6 level, you must meet one of the following minimum qualifications,

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Skill and precision in using phlebotomy needles, tools, materials, and equipment; Performing diagnostic support duties such as taking, recording, and reporting vital sign deviations to provider; Obtaining specimens and labeling specimens for the laboratory; making gross visual observations and identifying subtle changes regarding patient's condition, documenting observations and communicating to practitioners; Using hot and cold packs, changing sterile dressings, caring for patients and giving treatments that require auxiliary equipment; Performing a variety of specialized tests and procedures such as monofilament testing, and doppler exam of the extremity artery, Gathering diagnostic information using specialized equipment such as pulse oximetry, bladder scanner and ECG Machine. This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. OR,
• Education: Half a year of graduate education (usually 9 semester hours) that is directly related to the work of this position. One full year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the one 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. Transcripts required???????. OR,
• Combination: An equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. Transcripts required, and experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit.

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/.