Intermediate Care Technician

Veterans Health Administration; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration is seeking an Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) to support foot and nail care, and assist in podiatry and general surgery services for Veterans. The role may cross-train to other departments to bolster the care team at VA Medical Centers.

Qualified applicants will typically have English proficiency, and may qualify with one year of graduate education related to the work, plus specialized experience or equivalent education as described in the posting.

Qualifications

• Must have English language proficiency for direct patient care.
• Specialized Experience: one year at least equivalent to GS-6 in the normal progression for the occupation.
• Examples include preparing and administering medications by various routes and minor procedures as described.

Responsibilities

• ICT is primarily assigned to provide foot and nail care; may also assist in podiatry and general surgery care.
• Has potential to cross-train to other departments to support the mission of caring for Veterans.

Education

One year of graduate education related to the work of the position

Job description

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) Program

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) Program is a program designed to hire transitioning service, National Guard, Reserve, and Veteran corpsmen, combat medics and medical technicians into positions at VA Medical Centers as an integral part of the medical team. Candidates generally qualify based on U.S. Armed Forces experience or equivalent education.

Closing Date

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/30/2026.

Basic Requirements

• English Language Proficiency: Individuals serving in direct patient care positions must be proficient in both spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).
• Individual Occupational Requirement: All applicants must meet the IOR as a basic requirement in order to qualify for the 0640 occupational series.

Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above)

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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
• Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Prepare and administer medications through various methods, examples include, intramuscular injections, subcutaneous injections, intradermal injections, oral, aerosolized including oxygen, topical, intraocular (eye drops), Otic (ear drops), intranasal, rectal (suppositories), local anesthetics, intraurethral, and intravenous.
• Perform minor surgical procedures, medical interventions and administer treatments to manage care to combat disease or disabling symptoms example incise and drain various skin infections or abscesses.
• Order appropriate diagnostic studies under the direction of the supervising Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) obtains and Reports Diagnostic and laboratory results.

Education

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed one (1) full year of graduate education directly related to the work of the position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one (1) year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the one (1) year of full-time study requirement.

Part‑time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full‑time study at the school attended. (Transcripts Required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the military as a Hospital Corpsman, Combat Medic, Medical Technician is highly desired. Examples of military occupational specialties highly desired, include but are not limited to: 4NOX- Basic Medical Technician, 4NOIC- Independent Duty Medical Technician, X4NO- Aeromedical Evacuation Technician, 1T2X1- Pararescueman, 68W- Combat Medic Specialist, 18D- Army Special Forces (Medic), 68WW1- Special Operations Flight Medic, HM0000- Basic Hospital Corpsman, HM8404- Field Medical Service Technician, HM8425- Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman, HM8402- Submarine Force Independent Duty Corpsman, HM8401- Search and Rescue Medical Technician, HM8403- Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Independent Duty Corpsman, HM8406- Aerospace Medical Technician, and HS- Basic Health Services Technician.
• Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).
• Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
• You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Job Duties

ICT is primarily assigned to provide foot and nail care; may also assist in podiatry and general surgery care. Has potential to cross‑train to other departments to help better fulfill the mission of caring for our Veterans, and to be able to fill in for other departments.

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/.