Health Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Walla Walla (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Health Technician for clinical and clerical support to promote timely patient care. This is an intermittent, as-needed appointment with no guaranteed hours.

The open continuous announcement accepts applicants on an ongoing basis, with a closing date of 2026-09-30. English proficiency and IOR requirements apply, with options to meet experience or education criteria as described in the posting.

Qualifications

• Maintains patient health history, complaints, and medication history.
• Knowledge of medical terminology for health care settings.
• Assists in evaluation of patients for emergent/non-emergent conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and clerical support for patient care.
• Maintain accurate patient health records and medication history.
• Assist in evaluating patients for emergent or non-emergent conditions.

Skills

Patient records

Medical terminology

Health assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree or 24 semester hours in related subjects

Job description

The clinic Health Technician is responsible for the clinical and clerical functions of patient care in order to promote timely and efficient patient care. This is an Intermittent appointment. Intermittent employees are used on an as needed basis, with no guarantee of hours.

This is an open continuous announcement.

Applicants will be accepted on a ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered. The close date for this announcement is September 30th, 2026. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/30/2026.

English Language Proficiency:

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.

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR):

ALL applicants must meet the IOR. An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for the 0640 occupational series. You may meet this by:

• Specialized Experience: 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. OR,
• Education and Training (For positions at the GS-5 level only): Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position.(Transcripts Required)

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements you must also meet the Special Experience or Education requirement for the Health Technician Position.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Obtain and maintain records of patient health history, complaints, and medication history; Perform identification of health-related conditions that may impact the patient's health status; Knowledge of medical terminology; Assist on evaluation of patients for emergent/non emergent medical conditions. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. (Transcripts Required). OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience. (Transcripts Required).

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/.