The full performance, 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 Nursing, Perioperative service within the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System at Colorado Springs, CO.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to: Assisting licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex and specialized care needs. Performing wound care (i.e. bandaging, application of dressings, wound measurements and Photo-documentation of wounds). Performing medication administration: intramuscular, oral, topical, etc. Assisting licensed staff with preparing patients for medical evaluation, setting up equipment, passing instruments and providing treatment. Collecting specimens and preparing them for transfer. Providing patient education within scope of care or while providing an intervention. (Examples: post-procedural care and wound care). Conducting or assisting with the training of personnel if appropriately trained, certified and/or qualified. Performing observation-based screening and collection of patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel. Performing Vital Signs and Point of Care Testing (Blood Glucose and iSTAT). Thoroughly and appropriately documenting actions, interventions, and procedures in the medical record. Performing Basic Life Support (BLS). Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm Position Description Title/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician/PD99968A Physical Requirements: The work involves long periods of moving about the work unit. Work requires regular and recurring bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, lifting and repositioning patients, or similar activities.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the GS-07 grade - Specialized Experience: 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. In addition to needing to meet the IOR you also must meet the following: Specialized Experience for 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: Assisting licensed staff with preparing patients for medical evaluation, setting up equipment, passing instruments and providing treatment. Collecting specimens and preparing them for transfer. Providing patient education within scope of care or while providing an intervention. (Examples: post-procedural care and wound care). Thoroughly and appropriately documenting actions, interventions, and procedures in the medical record. Performing observation-based screening and collection of patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel. OR, Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-07 grade level (Transcripts Required). To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 1 full year of graduate level education. OR, Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-07 grade level (Transcripts Required). You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a bachelor's degree and specialized experience, as described above, to meet the total requirements. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-07. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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.

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: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

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.

Contacts

• Address Eastern Colorado HCS Denver 13611 E. Colfax Ave Aurora, CO 80045 US
• Name: Sergio Ayala
• Phone: 316-685-2221 X50777
• Email: [email protected]