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Intermediate Care Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
On-site Houston, TX $58K – $76K Apply by Jun 9, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ Trades
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This position serves as an advance technician for outpatient care settings such as: primary care, mental health, and specialty clinics. As an ICT Generalist the applicant may serve in a medical center, community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC), or mobile medical unit.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties: Assists licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex and specialized care needs.
- →Assists in behavioral/psychiatric situations in an outpatient setting.
- →Performs treatments and interventions.
- →Performs wound care (i.e. bandaging, application of dressings, wound measurements and Photo-documentation of wounds).
- →Assists with outpatient minor procedures.
- →Participates in follow-up care such as suture removal.
- →Uses Medication Administration experience to perform tasks, such as intramuscular, oral, topical, eye drops, ear drops, intranasal, rectal suppositories, local anesthetics, nebulized medications, subcutaneous, and intradermal.
- →Assists licensed staff with preparing patients for medical evaluation, setting up equipment, passing instruments and providing treatment during in-person or virtual visits.
- →Operates specialized medical equipment to obtain diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes.
- →Collects a wide range of specimens and preparing them for transfer to process.
- →Performs 12-lead electrocardiograms.
- →Provides patient education within scope of care or while providing an intervention.
- →Conducts or assists with the training of personnel in if appropriately trained, certified and/or qualified.
- →Performs observation-based screening and collection of patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel.
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 involves extended periods of bending, standing and walking.
- ✓Generally, the work requires recurring physical exertion with assisting patients.
- ✓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 dentification 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: b8138566-3f5f-4c87-978d-1a9955d5ff07
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