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Health Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-siteEast Orange, NJ$54K – $70KApply by Jun 3, 2026Health Aid And TechnicianESFJISFJISFPISTJTrades
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This position is at the full performance level located in the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Veteran Health Administration (VHA), at the New Jersey VA Medical Center in Acute Care.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to:Mental Health Services: The incumbent assists in behavioral/psychiatric situations in an outpatient setting.
- →The incumbent will maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for the patient while promoting a sense of worth and dignity under the supervision of the licensed personnel.
- →Clinical Tasks: The incumbent assists outpatient licensed staff with the delivery of care to patients with complex, specialized, and potentially life-threatening situations.
- →The incumbent assists licensed staff with preparing patients for medical evaluation, setting up equipment, passing instruments and providing treatment during in-person or virtual visits.
- →Performs venipuncture according to written protocols to ensure proper collection, labeling, handling and delivery of blood specimens to the lab.
- →Uses aseptic technique to obtain blood cultures and performing EKGs.
- →Observes and monitors 1:1 situation while maintaining a safe environment and observing universal precautions.
- →Cares for patients in isolation utilizing appropriate PPE.
- →Transports patients to required destinations (including the morgue).
- →Administrative Responsibilities: The incumbent performs all medical clerical operations related to the practice, including, Registration, Encounter forms, ICB, RTC and Means Test.
- →Completes work orders; sets clinic up for next day; retrieves medical profiles and laboratory results as needed.
- →The incumbent possess the scheduling option in VSE, CTM, and VISTA.
- →The incumbent uses the scheduling options to schedule outpatient clinic appointments or uses the scheduling option for an administrative function (close encounters; no-shows).
- →When scheduling clinic appointments, the incumbent uses established business rules to schedule appointments for veterans.This includes clinic visits and/or consultations and recall reminders.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 36a590fa-9edd-4649-94e9-63cb55fb5ced
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