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Health Technician (Spinal Cord Injury)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 116 days ago
On-site Long Beach, CA $53K – $69K Apply by Jun 18, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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The Long Beach VA Medical Center is searching for a Health Technician (HT) to serve within the Nursing, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Rehab service.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Performing direct and indirect patient/resident care activities.
- →Serving as a role model and leader for patients and peers.
- →Applying, assisting, and teaching to use prosthetic appliances and orthotic devices for ambulation.
- →Observing patients for pain while doing their exercises and reporting patients who have shown a decline in their mobility or functional status to licensed nurses.
- →Providing postmortem care in a respectful manner to include draping the gurney with the Service Flag before exiting the patient's room.
- →Performing passive, assistive, and active range of motion exercises to patients specific to Spinal Cord Injury.
- →Bathing patients, providing oral hygiene and denture care, reporting any oral issues, and assisting patients in grooming and laundering.
- →Escorting and transporting residents on and off station for activities/appointments.
- →Assisting residents to apply and remove splints or prostheses.
- →Measuring and recording vital signs, height and weight.
- →Utilizing non-pharmacological approaches to manage pain/discomfort and performing small group programs.
- →Redirecting patients with behavioral issues utilizing non-restrictive measures and setting firm limits to unacceptable behavior to ensure safety.
- →Preferred Experience: Experience providing direct patient care with activities of daily living (ADLs), including bathing, grooming, toileting, dressing, and feeding in an acute or long-term care setting.
- →Experience safely transferring and repositioning patients using gait belts, slide boards, and mechanical lifts (Hoyer or similar), including bariatric patients, in accordance with facility safety policies.
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 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 64887cb4-d5b8-4a75-b44a-bf4af6e81056
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