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Health Technician

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This Health Technician job is in Nursing Service at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System in Salt Lake City, Utah, part of the Veterans Health Administration. The worker moves patients and lab specimens, helps visitors and Veterans, and does simple non-medical tasks on inpatient and outpatient units. The job uses rotating tours and direct hire, and includes after-hours, weekend, and holiday transport work.

1 vacancy

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
  • Displaced federal employeesFederal employees who lost or are losing their job through a reduction in force (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).

Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.

This job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, a national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees whose job was eliminated (career transition programs CTAP, ICTAP, or RPL) also get priority over other applicants.

What you would do

  • Transport patients by wheelchair or gurney to clinics, tests, and treatment areas.
  • Watch patients on IVs or oxygen during transport and report problems to nurses.
  • Transport lab specimens and records, protecting private patient information.
  • Direct Veterans and visitors to the right areas of the hospital.
  • Deliver food trays after checking patient identity and posted precautions.
  • Clean discharged patient rooms and prepare rooms for admitted patients.

Do you qualify for GS-4?

With experience: You need one year of specialized experience at least equal to GS-3 in the normal career path for this job. Examples include clerical and clinical work in a health setting, using equipment to move or transfer patients, and watching patients and reporting changes.

With education: Two years of college-level study that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the job can qualify you. You can also combine education and experience, but you must meet both the experience and the education requirements. A transcript is required if you use education. Education must come from accredited schools.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume, no more than two pages, showing job title, duties, month and year dates, and hours per week for each job
  • Transcript if you qualify through education
  • Cover letter, if you choose to include one
  • ICTAP or CTAP documents if you claim displaced federal employee priority: agency notice, most recent performance rating, and most recent SF-50

How you will be rated: You will be rated on your resume, your online questionnaire, and USA Hire online assessments covering clerical skills, customer service, patient care, specimen collection, and technical competence. You must meet or beat the assessment cut score to be considered. Overstating your experience or cheating on the assessment can get you removed from consideration.

Tips for this job:

  • Your resume must be two pages or less and list job title, duties, month and year dates, and hours per week for each job.
  • If you use education to qualify, upload your transcript, or your application may not be rated fairly.
  • Describe patient transport, patient safety, and customer service work clearly, since the agency will not assume your experience.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, rotating tours. Work includes after-hours, nights, weekends, and holidays when transport is not available.

Conditions of employment:

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Background and suitability investigation
  • Drug testing may be required
  • Selective Service registration required for men born after 12/31/1959
  • Online onboarding with acceptable ID; REAL ID required for driver's licenses
  • 1-year probationary period
  • Must follow the required seasonal flu vaccination program or have an approved exemption
  • Physical job: lifting up to 35 pounds, plus long periods of standing and walking

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$36,409 – $47,334 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-4 · General Schedule
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Openings
1
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Health Aid And Technician (0640)
Announcement
CBSU-13089328-27-BLB

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