Health Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health system in North Florida/South Georgia seeks a Health Technician (GS-6) to assist RNs in the Emergency Department at Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL and Lake City VA Medical Center in Lake City, FL. The role includes patient transport, phlebotomy, and equipment checks to ensure rapid response to emergencies.

Qualified candidates must meet IOR 0640 and have GS-6 specialized experience (1 year at GS-5). Closing date is 10/26/2026.

Qualifications

• IOR 0640 applies to Health Aid and Technician Series; this position requires applying the knowledge and techniques of the role.
• GS-6 specialized experience: 1 year at GS-5 level or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist RNs in transporting patients to Critical Care areas and telemetry.
• Recognize emergencies and respond by seeking and providing assistance.
• Track equipment malfunctions and repair reusable medical equipment (RME).
• Perform phlebotomy/specimen collection and transport specimens.
• Restock and check crash carts and airway boxes.

Skills

RN assistance

Patient transport

Emergency response

Phlebotomy

Medical equipment

Job description

The Health Technician under the Emergency Department (ED) will perform highly complex tasks while assisting RNs for the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Three available positions located at Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL and one position at Lake City VA Medical Center in Lake City, FL. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2026.

Applicants must meet the Individual Occupation Requirement and Specialized Experience. Each of these items are separate requirements.

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for Health Aid and Technician Series (0640):

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.

in addition to the IOR, candidates must also meet the specialized experience requirement:

GS-6 Specialized Experience:

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level.

Experience such as:

1. Assisting RNs in transporting patients to Critical Care areas and transporting patients requiring Telemetry
2. recognize emergencies and respond appropriately by seeking and providing assistance
3. track equipment malfunctions and repair (RME) reusable medical equipment
4. perform phlebotomy/specimen collection and transports specimen
5. restocks and checks crash carts and airway boxes.

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/.

OPM Qual standard for 0640, See the NOTE under the Education section.