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Health Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Lewiston, ID $41K – $59K Apply by Jun 11, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ Trades
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The incumbent serves as a Health Technician in the Laboratory for the VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Lewiston, Idaho. This position is full-time, permanent.
What You'll Do
- →Collateral Duties (10%): --Safety Representative, Timekeeper, Control Point Clerk, pipette calibration, timer, and thermometer calibration are some of the examples of additional duties.
- →Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.
- →Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD80399A and PD80397A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Physical Requirements: The work involves various physical demands requiring the employee to be versatile in the many functions performed.
- →These include sedentary work performed at a desk with intermittent standing, walking, bending, lifting, stooping, and stretching.
- →When transferring patients, providing patient care, the employee must practice good body mechanics to prevent injury to self and others.
- →The demands may be unpredictable requiring the incumbent to adjust accordingly.
- →Requires the ability to work under pressure, make sound decisions, and maintain composure in different situations if necessary.
- →Work is performed at a fast pace.
- →In many situations the duration of the activity (such as most of a workday) contributes to the arduous nature of the job.
- →Position requires occasional lifting of reagent and supply containers weighing up to 20 pounds.
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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