Intermediate Care Technician Job at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Juneau, AK

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  • Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
  • Juneau, AK

Job Description

Overview

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. Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): The IOR is a basic requirement that must be met. To qualify for this occupational series - all applicants - regardless of grade level must meet specialized experience listed below: 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. English 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. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position. GS-07 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge - skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position - and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled - in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Performed ongoing patient care duties in an outpatient clinical setting; Performed observation-based screening and collecting patient information; Setting up equipment and providing treatment during in-person or virtual visits; Skilled in specimen collection - mental health assessments - and assisting with patient exams and screenings; Performed vital signs - point of care testing - and wound care. 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. OR Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-07 level. 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 application. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience. Examples of military occupational specialties highly desired - include but are not limited to: 4NOX- Basic Medical Technician - 4NOIC- Independent Duty Medical Technician - X4NO- Aeromedical Evacuation Technician - 1T2X1- Pararescueman - 68W- Combat Medic Specialist - 18D- Army Special Forces (Medic) - 68WW1- Special Operations Flight Medic - HM0000- Basic Hospital Corpsman - HM8404- Field Medical Service Technician - HM8425- Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman - HM8402- Submarine Force Independent Duty Corpsman - HM8401- Search and Rescue Medical Technician - HM8403- Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Independent Duty Corpsman - HM8406- Aerospace Medical Technician - and HS- Basic Health Services Technician.

Duties
  • The Intermediate Care Technician is an occupational specialty - especially for former military combat medics - medical technicians - and corpsmen
  • This ICT position is located in the the Juneau VA Clinic
  • The ICT will perform ongoing patient care duties in an outpatient clinical setting
  • Duties include performing observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel
  • Complete clinical reminders - obtaining patient health history - chief complaints - medication history - and identification of health-related conditions that may impact the patient's health status
  • Complete approved templates and tools - such as the outpatient intake form - normal result notes - and follow up treatment protocols established by the agency
  • Assists outpatient licensed staff with the delivery of care to patients with complex - specialized - and potentially life-threatening situations
  • Assists licensed staff with preparing patients for medical evaluation - setting up equipment - passing instruments and providing treatment during in-person or virtual visits
  • Operates specialized medical equipment to obtain diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes
  • Responsible for collecting a wide range of specimens and preparing them for transfer to processing
  • Observes patient status and keeps licensed clinical staff informed of any change in condition
  • 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
  • Assist with patient exams and screening - utilizing technology such as telehealth peripherals
  • Examples: primary care physical exams (heart - eye - ear - nose - throat (EENT)
  • gait exams - and skin exams
  • May perform tasks after proper education - training and competency - demonstrating knowledge - skills and abilities
  • Thoroughly and continually documents actions - interventions and patient response in the health record
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am-4:00pm Position Description Title/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician/PD99968S Physical Requirements: The work involves extended periods of bending - standing and walking
  • Generally - the work requires recurring physical exertion with assisting patients.

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