Health Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Health Technician at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Robley Rex VA Medical Center provides clinical and administrative support across patient care activities in the Nursing Service and Outpatient Lab, ensuring timely specimen collection, charting, and basic patient care within the ED environment.

This role requires venipuncture, urine dipstick testing, infection control adherence, and collaboration with RNs and physicians; it supports both acute and non-acute care and involves a

Qualifications

• Specialised Experience: one year at GS-5 level with duties including obtaining labels and sending lab specimens, reporting observations in medical records.
• Preferred Phlebotomy experience and prior patient care setting experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs venipuncture to obtain serum samples as ordered
• Performs urine dipstick testing and reports results
• Maintains patient charts and tracking information
• Follows infection control procedures and assists with supplies
• Attends in-services to plan quality patient care
• Work Schedule: Monday–Friday 7:30am–4:00pm; not a virtual position

Skills

Venipuncture

Urine dipstick testing

Patient care

Infection control

Job description

Summary

The position of Health Technician provides clinical and administrative support in a wide variety of patient care and related activities in the Nursing Service at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center. The Health Technician provides administrative and clinical support for the delivery of acute and non - acute direct patient care in the Outpatient Lab.

Summary

The position of Health Technician provides clinical and administrative support in a wide variety of patient care and related activities in the Nursing Service at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center. The Health Technician provides administrative and clinical support for the delivery of acute and non - acute direct patient care in the Outpatient Lab.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/02/2026. Individual Occupational 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. Specialised Experience: Do you possess at least one (1) full year of specialised experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-5) Specialised experience includes - Obtains - labels at the patient's bedside and sends laboratory specimens as ordered according to policy and procedure - Uses knowledge of human anatomy to provide first aid and patient care - Verbally reports and/or documents in the medical record observations of and the treatment given to the patient to insure accurate records and quality of patient care - using standard nomenclature and approved forms. Preferred Experience: Previous experience in Phlebotomy preferred. Previous experience in a patient care setting preferred. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-06. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is the GS-06. Physical Requirements: The work requires the HT to be mobile throughout the Emergency Department and medical center as needed - involving standing - walking - bending - pushing - and lifting (moderately heavy). The HT should be capable of prolonged standing/walking and be physically capable of pushing equipment - wheelchairs and patient stretchers. Proper lifting and body mechanics must be utilized at all times to prevent injury. 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 includes but are not limited to the following: Performs venipuncture to obtain serum blood samples as ordered according to VHA - Medical Center - ED - and Laboratory policy and procedures
• Performs urine dipstick testing and properly reports the results to the physician and/or the RN and documents appropriately
• Facilitates maintaining charts and patient tracking information board
• Follows standard procedures set by infection control in all aspects of daily duties including proper disposal of infectious material Provides patient care tasks as delegated Orders - maintains - and stocks supplies for the unit
• Attends and participates in in-services/training opportunities in order to plan quality patient care
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD04649A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized