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Health Technician - Patient Escort Services
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 14 days ago
On-site Seattle, WA $41K – $53K Apply by Sep 30, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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The Health Technician is assigned to the Patient Escort Service (PES), a subsection within the Nurse Executive Office (NEO). The primary mission of The primary mission of the Health Technician PES is to provide allied support of patient care functions to active duty, reserve, and Veterans of the United States Armed Forces and allied beneficiaries receiving health care services at VAPSHCS, Seattle Division.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Manages dispatch operations; Manages high numbers of calls using multiple incoming lines.
- →Receives and processes calls, prioritizes callers requests, delegates transport duties to personnel Patient Escort Section personnel.
- →Ensures dispatch equipment is working properly (e.g., Checks to make sure digital phone, computer, and other communications devices are online and operating properly upon posting for dispatch duties.
- →Deals calmly and courteously with callers to actively listen to requests, assess the situation, and provides assistance to best diffuse tense situations and assist patients.
- →Uses Safe Patient Handling (SPH) equipment and skills to perform patient transports, transfers, lift assists, and other clinical maneuvers to render mobility assistance to patients.
- →Transports patients receiving IV sedations, blood product transfusions, chemotherapy agents, or are on cardiac monitors in accordance with policy and regulations.
- →Adheres to patient monitoring requirements when Transporting patients throughout the medical facility.
- →Starts and/or adjusts gaseous flow rates (per instructions of nurses) on patients receiving oxygen (O2) or air by wall-mounted unit or e-cylinders (O2 Tanks).
- →Transports decedents in accordance with policies to the morgue.
- →May be required to assist medical staff with the preparation of decedents for viewing.
- →Transports chemotherapy substances, medications, lab and blood products, and equipment in accordance with agency safety precautions.
- →Obtains signature/initials of receiving medical staff at the point of delivery.
- →Manages centralized dispatch operations to ensure timely and efficient dispatch of personnel to affect patient transportation needs and delivery of required resources throughout the medical facility.
- →Transports Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) to Sterile Processing and Decontamination to be cleaned and sanitized.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓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 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 period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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