Health Technician

Summary

The Kansas City VA Medical Center is looking for a Health Technician. The Health Technician is assigned to a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) as part of the Kansas City VA Medical Center. The CBOCs are aligned under the Primary Care Service Line and assist in providing outpatient medical care to Veterans in rural areas.

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Duties

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MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Specimen Collection and Processing
• Maintain safety, bloodborne pathogen compliance and infection control
• Maintain laboratory environment, equipment, and supplies
• Communicate appropriately with patients and provide customer service
• Administrative duties and electronic health record documentation
• Assist with primary care clinic flow

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 6:45am-3:15pm CST

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/ PD10571A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/16/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): ALL applicants must meet the IOR as a basic requirement in order to qualify for the 0640 occupational series.
• Specialized Experience:
  • Specialized Experience: Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as specimen collection and processing, maintain safety, bloodborne pathogen compliance and infection control, maintain laboratory environment, equipment, and supplies, communicate appropriately with patients and provide customer service, administrative duties and electronic health record documentation , and assist with primary care clinic flow

. OR

• Education and Training:
• Education and Training (For positions at the GS-4 level only): Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position. ( Transcripts Required)

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE : In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
  GS-4 Qualifications:
  You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Experience: You must have six (6) months of Generalized Experience AND six (6) months of Specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-3 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
  • General Experience:
    • Any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or
    • experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation. Examples of General Experience would typically include but are not limited to:
      
      
      • Independently performing duties such as independently performing customer service duties.
  • Specialized Experience :
    
    
    • Examples of Specialized Experience would typically include, but are not limited to: support duties to medical or health personnel such as specimen collection and processing, maintain safety, bloodborne pathogen compliance and infection control, maintain laboratory environment, equipment, and supplies, communicate appropriately with patients and provide customer service, administrative duties and electronic health record documentation , and assist with primary care clinic flow
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. (Transcripts Required). OR,
• Combination: For GS-4 level positions, only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience. (Transcripts Required)

Physical Requirements : The work requires prolonged standing and walking and frequent bending, stooping, and reaching in performing specimen collection, processing, patient-support, and equipment-related activities. These physical activities occur approximately 75 percent of the work time. The work requires manual dexterity and precise hand coordination for venipuncture, capillary blood collection, specimen handling, and operation of assigned equipment. The employee is required to lift and carry items weighing up to approximately 20 pounds.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit:

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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