Intermediate Care Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) invites applications for an Emergency Department Intermediate Care Technician (ICT). This position supports ED patients and serves as an advanced technician for treatment and monitoring.

Qualification includes one year of specialized experience at GS-06 level or graduate education; experience examples include: taking vital signs, 12-lead EKGs, IVs and Foley catheters, point-of-care devices, wound care, specimen collection,

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: one year of experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06.
• Examples include taking vital signs, 12-lead EKGs, inserting IVs and Foley catheters, using point-of-care devices like Abbott I-STAT and glucometer, setting up equipment and sterile fields, wound care, specimen collection, geriatric care, assisting with patient exams, transporting patients, and monitoring cardiovascular status.
• Graduate education may be substituted for one full year of experience.

Job description

The full performance, Emergency Department (ED) Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) is assigned to the Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This position serves as an advanced technician for the ED for patients who are present for treatment. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/04/2026.

Individual Occupational Requirement:

• 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.

In addition to the above Individual Occupational Requirement, you must meet the specialized experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include: taking vital signs and performing 12-lead EKGs inserting IVs and foley catheters; using point-of-care devices like the Abbott I-STAT and glucometer; setting up equipment and surgical instrumentation (e.g., chest tube insertion, sterile field setup); providing observations and interventions such as oxygen therapy and splinting; performing wound care (bandaging, dressings, measuring wounds); collecting and preparing specimens (venous blood, mucous samples); providing geriatric care (screening for depression and elder abuse, consults, follow-ups, fall prevention, ambulation); assisting with patient exams and screenings (gynecology, confusion assessment); transporting patients and supporting cardiac monitoring; and monitoring cardiovascular status at the bedside or central station.

OR

One full year of Graduate education. NOTE: Transcripts must be provided.

• 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/