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Health Technician (OA)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 55 days ago
On-site Reno, NV $51K – $66K Apply by Jul 29, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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The primary purpose of the position is to assist the primary nurse with patient care, receive and direct patients; and answer routine inquiries. Determine the nature of inquiries and independently respond to all administrative questions. Assist patients, visitors and others requesting information, guidance, and/or referral for special assistance under the direction of the RN. Provides clinical, programmatic, technical, and/or clerical support in a patient care setting.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but not limited to: Provides care to patients being processed through the Triage area during emergency situations.
- →Assists in stabilizing critically ill patients within their functional scope of practice and monitors non-critical patients.
- →Performs a range of diagnostic support duties such as taking, recording, and reporting deviations in vital signs, taking specimens, labeling specimens for the laboratory.
- →Arranges and passes medical instruments and materials to the professionals for a variety of diagnostic tests and procedures.
- →Makes gross visual observations and identifies subtle changes in the patient's condition.
- →Uses hot and cold packs, changes sterile dressings, cares for patients.
- →Sets up and gives treatments that requires auxiliary equipment.
- →Monitors patients for adverse reactions and takes corrective action based on established policy.
- →Secures patient's confidence and cooperation during procedures.
- →Explains procedures, positions patients for desired results; and cushions and shields patients as appropriate.
- →Performs procedures such as collection of blood samples or other fluid samples, application of sterile dressings to wounds, irrigations, or similar patient care.
- →Uses proper sterile technique for collection of samples.
- →Verifies correct labeling and patient identification.
- →Records test time and intervals as appropriate.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓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 or 2-year trial 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓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: 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.
Personality Fit
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