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Intermediate Care Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Iowa City, IA $50K – $66K Apply by Jul 20, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ Trades
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This Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) position is located in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) within the Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This position serves as an advanced technician for the ICU, Step-down Unit, and Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU) for patients who are present for treatment.
What You'll Do
- →This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT.
- →The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be July 20, 2026 and applicants will be referred on an 'as needed' basis.
- →NOTE: This posting will remain open until no longer needed but no later than August 20, 2026.
- →The Intermediate Care Technician is an occupational specialty, especially for former military combat medics, medical technicians, and corpsmen.
- →A new VHA Policy (VHA Directive 1194) has published and those who do not meet the military medic/corpsmen or Paramedic educational background will not be authorized to administer medications to patients.
- →Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Performing ongoing patient care duties in a critical care setting under the delegated authority of the supervising physician, licensed independent provider (LIP), and/or advanced practice provider (APP) assigned.
- →Communicating effectively with their supervising physicians, licensed independent provider (LIP), and advanced practice provider (APP) to provide collaborative, timely and appropriate patient care.
- →Performing observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel.
- →Assisting in behavioral/psychiatric situations in a clinical care setting.
- →Assisting critical care licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex, specialized, and potentially life-threatening situations.
- →Operating specialized medical equipment.
- →Providing support, relief, and coverage as needed to central telemetry station.
- →Performing specimen collection.
- →Responding to medical emergencies on the facility grounds, and sometimes encounters situations which may be life threatening as part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT), Code Blue, or medical transport team.
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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