Health Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL is seeking a Health Technician to assist in the Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Unit within the Inpatient Acute Care Directorate.

The role supports patient care, clinical tasks, and documentation in the acute care setting. Qualifications include one year of specialized experience at GS-5 level or higher, or completion of half a year of graduate education or related internship.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at least GS-5 level related to Health Technician work.
• Education: one-half year of graduate education or internship in a related field (transcripts required).
• Combination: eligible with graduate education plus specialized experience (transcripts required).

Skills

ADL assistance

Vital signs

Hourly rounding

Education

Graduate education or internship in relevant field

Job description

This Health Technician position is located in the Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Unit, part of Inpatient Acute Care Directorate at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois, West Campus. The purpose of the position is to assist in the care and management of patients in the acute care setting. The position provides clinical, technical, and direct patient care support. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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 meet the requirements of this position. -AND-

Qualifications

• -SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the Health Technician position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-5 level. Technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledges, methods, and techniques of the Health Technician position, including: providing basic patient care including assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL); performing basic nursing skills, such as obtaining and documenting vital signs (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration, and oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry); performing hourly rounding on patients with a purpose (pain, potty, positioning, proximity, pump); and documenting electronic patient medical records.
• -EDUCATION: Successful completion of one-half year of graduate education or an internship in course matter that directly relates to the work of the Health Technician position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)
• -COMBINATION: Equivalent combinations of graduate education and specialized experience (as described above) to meet the requirements at the GS-6 level. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

Physical Requirements

The work involves periods of prolonged extensive or considerable standing/walking or sitting, lifting, positioning, pushing and/or transferring patients. The position requires lifting supplies and equipment and considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skill required of personnel so classified.

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/