Intermediate Care Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration seeks an Emergency Department Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) to serve as an advanced technician in the ED, providing direct patient care support for treatment and monitoring.

Qualifications include specialized medical experience or related education; English proficiency; and the ability to apply procedures and medications under supervision.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in medical/health support roles or related technician work.
• GS-7 level requires experience in administering medications and minor procedures.
• Education may substitute for required experience (1 year graduate education = 18 semester hours).
• Combination of education and experience permitted beyond undergraduate.
• English language proficiency is required for patient care per VA guidelines.

Skills

Anatomy knowledge

Emergency medicine

Medical terminology

Patient care

English proficiency

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 Emergency Department for patients who are present for treatment.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/30/2026.You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

Individual Occupational Requirements:

• 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.

GS - 7 Specialized Experience:

• 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 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. Your experience must be detailed in your resume to receive full credit. OR,

Education:

Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a full year of graduate education (18 semester hours) meets the requirements for GS-7 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of 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 undergraduate.

English Language Proficiency Requirement:

Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j: No person will be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Practical knowledge of major body systems
• Working knowledge of topographic anatomy
• Working knowledge of diagnostic signs
• Knowledge of protocol-approved list of medications
• Working knowledge of emergency medicine techniques and emergency communication
• Knowledge sufficient to understand the legal considerations of emergency medicine
• Working knowledge of acute and chronic mental health conditions and crises

Preferred Experience

Experience in the military as a Hospital Corpsman, Combat Medic, Medical Technician is highly desired.

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.