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Position Title
Health Technician
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBSX-12740362-25-JW Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, June 9, 2025 to Monday, June 30, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (limit characters)
2. Select the specialties you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one specialty. (limit characters)
3. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
  • Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
  • Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
  • Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
  • Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
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By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001). (limit characters)
Assessment 1
The following questions pertain to the eligibility and education requirements for the Health Technician position. Please answer each question to the best of your ability. Your resume will be utilized to adjudicate specialized experience. (limit characters)
1. GRADE DETERMINATION (GS-06 LEVEL): Please choose the response that best describes your ability to meet the specialized experience requirement at the GS-06 Level. Specialized experience includes: setting up equipment for procedures; performing personal patient care; utilizing an automated system to maintain and retrieve patient data; assisting with patient test and procedures; and answering phones and directing phone calls to appropriate personal. (limit characters)
2. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR): 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. Please choose the response that best describes your ability to meet the individual occupational requirement: (limit characters)
For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Failure to support your answers to this questionnaire in your resume, may result in a lower score or loss of consideration. Please select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Perform technical duties such as electrocardiograms, bladder ultrasounds, vital signs, blood pressure, visual acuity. (limit characters)
4. Operates and maintains medical instruments and equipment for diagnostic and treatment procedures. (limit characters)
5. Collects, labels, and documents specimens from procedures and tests.
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6. Obtains and documents release of information, documentation, and forms from patient.
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7. Assists with clinical reminders, enter requests for labs, and enters consult requests for specialty services into Computerized Patient Record System.
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8. Provides support for patient education, referrals, and resources appropriate to the needs/requests of the patient and or as directed by supervisor and or clinical team.
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9. Provides personal patient care and patient education on home use of medical equipment.
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10. Monitoring and adjusting daily patient schedule appointments and entering requests for labs as generated by clinical reminder fields.
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11. Observes patient during procedures, identifies changes in patient condition, monitors patient for adverse reactions, and takes corrective actions according to policy.
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12. Perform routine and diagnostic tests and procedures.
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13. Provides training to new clinic staff regarding equipment of instruments used.
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14. Facilitates repair or replacement of any malfunctioning or broken equipment or instruments.
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