Medical Care Transportation Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Transportation Services, Ambulance Service, operates across VA Medical Center locations providing basic life support and emergency patient transport.

Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement and may qualify at GS-7 or higher with related graduate education. Specialized experience includes performing patient assessments, determining severity, operating ambulances, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes conducting patient assessments, identifying life‑threatening problems, and obtaining patient history.
• Experience operating emergency transport vehicles and using communications equipment.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and ability to perform basic life support related duties.

Education

One year of graduate education related to the work

Job description

This position is assigned to the Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Transportation Services (VTS), Ambulance Service, in one of the various VA Medical Center (VAMC) locations, with an emergency room, acute care or urgent care clinic, or other similar departments performing basic life support procedures.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/23/2026. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Individual Occupational Requirements 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 requirement above, you must also have one of the following below: GS-7 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-6 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Conducts patient assessments, assesses severity of illness/injury and identifies life threatening problems. Perform physical examinations and obtains patient history, assesses status of patient’s neurological system, cardiovascular system, circulatory system, skeletal system, orthopedic system, motor and sensory skills, and level of consciousness. Operate emergency transport vehicle and uses telephone and radio communications equipment and system. Performs thorough safety and operator maintenance inspections and makes minor repairs on a variety of emergency ambulances, patient transport vehicles, and medical equipment. Follows safety procedures, utilizes safety equipment, and monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals. OR Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-7 level. Education: One full year of graduate education (that is directly related to the work of the position) meets the requirements for GS-7. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. 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. 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/.