Health Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ New Mexico VA Healthcare Network is seeking a Health Technician to support Ambulatory Care Service. The role includes medical and administrative tasks within the Patient Aligned Care Team, ACS, in Rio Rancho, NM.

Responsibilities cover specimen collection, operation of diagnostic equipment, patient support, and clinic supply management, with a standard Monday–Friday schedule. This is a GS-06 level position with standard VA benefits.

Qualifications

• There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 level.
• Good vision and hearing are required to collect patient data.

Responsibilities

• Collect and label specimens (blood, urine, sputum, stool) for testing.
• Operate equipment and instruments such as ECG machine, CBG monitor, ABI doppler, bladder scanner.
• Clean exam rooms and restock supplies as needed.
• Provide direct patient support, including gathering information and patient education on home medical devices.
• Scrub the schedule for appropriate appointments and enter lab requests and reminders in CPRS GUI.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The New Mexico VA Healthcare Network is recruiting for a Health Technician assigned to the Ambulatory Care Service. The incumbent will provide medical and administrative support assistance to the Patient Aligned Care Team, Ambulatory Care Service (ACS).

Key Responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to: Collect and labels specimens (blood, urine, sputum, stool) for testing. Operate guidelines to determine technical factors, sets controls, calibrates, and operates equipment and instruments such as EKG machine, CBG monitor, ABI doppler, bladder scan, etc. Independently cleans exam rooms and re-stocks supplies as indicated by the needs of the patient or health care professional. Orders and maintains all supplies utilized in the clinic.

Perform direct patient support to include gathering information from patients, providing personal patient care and patient education on home use of medical equipment such as glucometers, blood pressure monitors, peak flow meters, etc.

Provide clerical and administrative support to relieve health care professionals in the Primary Care by scrubbing the schedule for appropriate appointments, entering requests for labs as generated by clinical reminder fields, into CPRS GUI, utilizes eQM to meet SAIL and HEDIS measures. Assist with clinical reminders, enter requests for labs, enters consult request for specialty services.

Facilitate repair or replacement of any malfunctioning or broken equipment or instruments. Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD12810A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Physical Requirements: The work requires frequent walking, standing, stooping, lifting, bending, stretching, pushing, turning and at times lifting heavy equipment and/or patients. Good vision and hearing are required to collect patient data.

Requirements & Education

There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 level.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $45409 – $59031/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-30.

How many openings are available?

There are 2 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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