Intermediate Care Technician

Summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) Program is a program designed to hire transitioning service - National Guard - Reserve - and Veteran corpsmen - combat medics and medical technicians into positions at VA Medical Centers as an integral part of the medical team. Candidates generally qualify based on U.S. Armed Forces experience or equivalent education.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement - 06/22/2026.

Basic Requirements:

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: 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
• Are you proficient in basic written and spoken English
• Individual Occupational Requirement : Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) (for positions at GS-4 and above): ALL applicants must meet the IOR as a basic requirement in order to qualify for the 0640 occupational series: Specialized Experience IOR: 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
• You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
• Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: 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 surgical 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
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience
• To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed one (1) full year (18 semester hours) of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position and have submitted transcripts with my application
• (Transcripts Required)
• For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Duties

• Duties to include but are not limited to: Performs observation-based screening and collection of patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel
• Assists licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex and specialized care needs
• The incumbent will complete approved templates and tools - such as normal result notes and follow up treatment protocols established by the agency
• The incumbent assists in behavioral/psychiatric situations in an outpatient setting The incumbent assists licensed staff with preparing patients for medical evaluation - setting up equipment - passing instruments and providing treatment during in-person or virtual visits
• The incumbent operates specialized medical equipment to obtain diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes
• The incumbent is responsible for collecting a wide range of specimens and preparing them for transfer to processing
• Performs Vital Signs and Point of Care Testing
• Performs treatments and interventions i.e
• Foley coude' catheter insertions
• Performs treatments and interventions i.e
• Cryotherapy - incision & drainage - and suturing
• Performs wound care i.e
• bandaging - application of dressings - wound measurements and Photo-documentation of wounds
• Performs 12-lead electrocardiograms
• Recognize life threatening situations and act to correct these emergent situations according to established national or local protocols
• The incumbent initiates cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS) and use of automatic external defibrillator (AED) once certified and where appropriate according to American Heart Association (AHA) protocols and policies
• Observes patient status and keeps licensed personnel informed of any change in condition
• Assisting with patient exams - structured interviews and screenings
• Examples: gynecology exams
• Patient education within scope of care or while providing an intervention
• Examples: post- procedural care and wound care. - glucometer teaching Follow-up care: Examples: Suture removal
• Electronic Health Record (EHR): Thoroughly and appropriately documents actions - 17 interventions and procedures in the medical record
• Examples: Procedural notes - progress notes - screenings - photo-documentation and secure messaging
• Medication Administration Exp: intramuscular - oral - topical - eye drops - ear drops - intranasal - rectal suppositories - local anesthetics - nebulized medications - subcutaneous - and intradermal
• Conducts or assists with the training of personnel in if appropriately trained - certified and/or qualified - for example: facility formal preceptors and Telehealth Presenter (TCT) instructors
• Assisting with patient exams and screening - utilizing technology such as telehealth 20 peripherals
• Examples: primary care physical exams (heart - eye - ear - nose - throat (EENT);gait exams - and skin exams
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician/PD99968-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.