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Health Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 85 days ago
On-site Seattle, WA $41K – $53K Apply by Sep 30, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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You will serve at VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS), Seattle Division, and operate as a Health Technician assigned to the Patient Escort Service (PES), a subsection within the Nurse Executive Office. Qualified applicants will begin to be referred to the hiring manager on Friday, July 31st, 2026 and subsequently as needed. This position will remain open to the closing date unless the position is filled, in which case the announcement will be closed.
What You'll Do
- →Provide mobility assistance to patients requiring transport by wheelchair, stretchers, medical beds, or other clinical contraptions.
- →Manage a centralized dispatch operation.
- →Assist doctors and nurses in managing clinical emergencies (codes).
- →Use Safe Patient Handling equipment and techniques to perform patient lifts, transfers, and other assistive maneuvers.
- →Manage a high number of calls using multiple rollover lines.
- →Write down caller information and promptly respond to such.
- →Deal calmly and courteously with callers, some of whom may be upset or irate.
- →Transport patients that are receiving IV sedations, blood product transfusions, chemotherapy agents, or are on cardiac monitors only when RNs/Physicians accompany such transports.
- →Procure blood products from the lab in accordance with Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) policy and procedures.
- →Transport collected specimens to the lab for analysis; delivers specimens to designated areas in the lab; time stamps dispatch sheet upon delivery of specimens.
- →Perform other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: This position has various work schedules.
- →The selections assigned work schedule will be determined by the needs of the service.
- →Telework: This is not a telework position Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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) The Selected Applicant must be proficient in the English language.
- ✓The Selected Applicant must work uncommon tours of duty as needed, to include nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, rotating shifts, and emergency call-back. 5 CFR § 330.502 - General restriction on movement after competitive appointment applies.
- ✓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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