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Intermediate Care Technician (EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 18 days ago
On-site Aurora, CO $56K – $71K Apply by Jun 30, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ Trades
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) Program is a program designed to hire transitioning service, National Guard, Reserve, and Veteran corpsmen, combat medics and medical technicians into positions at VA Medical Centers as an integral part of the medical team. Candidates generally qualify based on U.S. Armed Forces experience or equivalent education.
What You'll Do
- →As an ICT, you will operate within clearly defined clinical competencies.
- →For the purposes of this national job announcement, you may work in multiple clinical settings based on facility needs, these include but are not limited to, Emergency Medicine.
- →The clinical activities for the hospital will include but are not limited to: Performing observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel, this may involve obtaining patient health history for chief complaints, medication history, and information about health-related or high-risk conditions that may impact the patient's health status.
- →Completing approved templates and tools, example: MiniCog screening established by the agency.
- →Assisting in behavioral/psychiatric situations in an emergency setting.
- →This can include assisting licensed personnel with crisis intervention, assists with the management of aggressive or suicidal psychiatric patients, by providing one-to-one observations and applying prevention and management of disruptive behavior techniques (PMDB).
- →Assists Emergency Department (ED) licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex, specialized, and potentially life-threatening situations.
- →You will assist licensed staff with setting up equipment and passing instruments.
- →Operating specialized medical equipment such as defibrillators, electrocardiographs, and oxygen apparatus in accordance with applicable training and standards.
- →Observes patient status and keeps licensed personnel informed of any change in condition.
- →Assists licensed staff with response to medical emergencies on the facility grounds, and sometimes encounters may be life threatening as part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT), Code Blue, or medical transport team.
- →Performing vital signs, 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG).
- →Performing Point-of-care (POC), examples: Abbott hand-held blood analyzer (I-STAT), glucometer.
- →Specimen collection and Preparation, example: collecting and labeling venous blood samples.
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.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work requires a level of physical fitness that allows for standing for extended periods, heavy lifting to position patients, and manual dexterity to perform clinical procedures.
- ✓The work will require recurrent bending, lifting, stooping, standing, squatting, stretching, sitting, and walking.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9c1669f3-92f2-499f-8b40-40733bde39bb
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