Health Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center in Long Beach, CA is actively recruiting a Health Technician in the Nursing Acute Care department. The incumbent provides non-professional technical assistance to licensed staff for care of patients with emergent health concerns.

Qualifications include successful completion of Time-In-Grade requirements for federal service and submission of SF-50s demonstrating eligibility. The role supports a busy acute care setting and requires adherence to VA policies.

Qualifications

• Time-In-Grade requirements apply for federal employees (GS-06).
• SF-50 must show time-in-grade eligibility and be submitted with the application.
• OPM standards govern qualification requirements for this position.

Responsibilities

• Receives requests or instructions for procedures and interprets them for medical staff.
• Assists with diagnosis and treatment support, explains procedures, and positions patients as needed.
• Operates and maintains medical instruments and equipment used in diagnostics and treatments.
• Maintains patient safety and provides assistance during procedures and ADLs.

Job description

Summary

The Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for a Health Technician in the Nursing Acute Care - Long Beach - CA. The incumbent will provide non-professional technical assistance to professional and non-professional licensed staff of the Nursing- Acute Care Department for the care of patients presenting with emergent health concerns.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 09/25/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-06 Position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge - skills and abilities and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position - and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled - in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. 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/.

Duties

• Duties include but not limited to: Receives request or instructions for procedures Interprets requests or instructions for medical or health care personnel Supports health and medical staff during diagnosis and treatment of patients Secures patients confidence and cooperation during procedures Explains procedures - positions patients for desired results and cushions and shields patients as appropriate Independently explains procedures and positions patients for a variety of difficult invasive procedures Operates and maintains medical instruments and equipment in support of diagnostic and treatment procedures Determines technical factors - sets controls and operates equipment and instruments Sets up and adjust specialized equipment such as - Golvo patient lift - Stirrups for female vaginal exams - lead placement for 12 lead EKG - etc


• with multiple features that requires precise patient positioning to operate correctly Sets equipment parameters based on the patient's established diagnosis or specific and/or individualized testing criteria Assists during procedures by monitoring the patient's condition and monitoring and recording reactions Assists medical staff with patient care


• assists with ADL's (activities of daily living) - i.e. - feeding - bathing - dressing - and toileting Work Schedule: Six (6)12-hour shifts from 0400-1630 for 6 days - and One (1) 8-hour shift from 0400-1230 for 1 day


• 80 hours per pay period


• Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not Authrorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD10778A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized