Job Description

Summary

The Emergency Department (ED) Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) is assigned to the Department of Veteran Affairs - Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This position serves as an advanced technician for the ED for patients who are present for treatment.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 02/28/2025. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirement: 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. 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: PATIENT CARE - Assists licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients; EMERGENCY CARE - Responds to medical emergencies; TECHNICAL COMPETENCE - Sets up equipment and surgical instrumentation; and CLINICAL DATA COLLECTION/DOCUMENTATION - Obtaining patient health history - medication history - information about health related conditions. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have one full year of graduate education. Education must be directly related to the position in the subject area of medical - health - or related fields. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED). OR - Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a Bachelors Degree. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Duties

• Duties include but are not limited to: Patient Screening: Duties include performing observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel
• This may involve obtaining patient health history for chief complaints - medication history - and information about health-related or high-risk conditions that may impact the patient's health status
• Mental Health Services: The incumbent assists in behavioral/psychiatric situations in an emergency setting
• This can include assisting licensed personnel with crisis intervention - assists with the management of aggressive or suicidal psychiatric patients - by providing one-to-one observations and applying prevention and management of disruptive behavior techniques (PMDB) Clinical Tasks: The incumbent assists ED licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex - specialized - and potentially life-threatening situations
• This may include setting up equipment and passing instruments in the event of: cardioversions - insertion of thoracostomy tubes - or initiation of mechanical ventilation to restore normal physiological function or prevent deterioration of patient's condition
• Emergency Care: In addition to ongoing ED duties - the incumbent may be asked to respond to medical emergencies on the facility grounds - and sometimes encounters situations which may be life threatening as part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) - Code Blue - or medical transport team
• The incumbent appropriately implements emergency care in accordance with established protocols and policies
• Medication Administration: Medication administration will comply with national and local directives and policies
• Administration methods may include intramuscular - oral - topical - eye drops - ear drops - intranasal - rectal suppositories - local anesthetics - nebulized medications - subcutaneous - and intradermal
• Follows national and local pharmacy and facility guidelines for disposal of medications
• Work Schedule: 7:30am to 8:00pm or 7:30pm to 8:00am w/30 minute lunch - Rotating Shift - Compressed Work Schedule - Nights and Weekends Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician/PDS0031A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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