Health Technician

Summary

The New Mexico VA Healthcare Network is recruiting for Health Technicians assigned to the following services:
Ambulatory Care - Acute Care (Telemetry) - CARA - Emergency Department - Float Pool - and Women's Health. The incumbent will provide medical and administrative support assistance to the assigned service in which they are selected for.

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 1/5/2026. This position has an Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR). You must meet the following:
Possess technician experience that requires application of knowledge - methods - and techniques of the position to be filled. (This position is part of the series that range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists - speech pathologists - medical officers - and optometrists.) In addition to meeting the IOR above - you must meet the experience as described below: GS-06 grade level:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade lever GS-05. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to: setting up equipment for procedures; performing personal patient care; utilizing an automated system to maintain and retrieve patient data; assisting with patient test and procedures; and answering phones and directing phone calls to appropriate personal.

Preferred Experience:

2 years of phlebotomy experience. (

Location:

Albuquerque Float Pool) For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Duties include but not limited to:
  Provides support to the PACT by performing technical and administrative tasks
• Technical tasks - such as EKGs - bladder ultrasounds - ear irrigation - specimen collection of urine/blood - vital signs including oxygen saturation and abdominal girths - height and weight measurements - peak flow - orthostatic blood pressure - visual acuity - CBGs and downloading glucometers - monofilament foot exams and influenza immunizations for both the PACT team and Annual Facility Influenza Clinic which covers both employees and veterans
• Operates and maintains medical instruments and equipment for diagnostic and treatment procedures such as - EKG machines - CBG monitors - ABI dopplers - bladder scans - spirometers - vital sign monitors - etc
• Operating guidelines to determine technical factors - sets controls - calibrates - and operates equipment and instruments such as EKG machine - CBG monitor - ABI doppler - bladder scan - and vital signs monitor
• Incumbent sets up and adjusts any required accessory equipment for the aforementioned equipment and instruments
• Adjusts equipment placement for patient's comfort if needed
• Incumbent utilizes knowledge base - general instructions and guidelines to perform a variety of routine and difficult diagnostic tests and procedures such as CBG - orthostatic blood pressure - oxygen saturation - visual acuity - 12-lead EKG - ABI - PFT - bladder scan for post void residual and monofilament foot exams (diabetic patients) - vital signs
• documents aforementioned test results in Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) Graphic User Interface (GUI)
• Notifies health care professional of any abnormal or unusual results
• Independently cleans exam rooms and re-stocks supplies as indicated by the needs of the patient or health care professional
• Orders and maintains all supplies utilized in the clinic
• Observes patient during procedures and identifies changes in patient condition
• monitors patient for adverse reactions and takes corrective action based on established policy and knowledge base
• Incumbent performs any prerequisite tests on patients prior to procedures and notifies health care professional of any abnormal results
• Provides training to new clinic staff regarding equipment or instruments used
• Provides assistance of a technical - specialized or support nature to health care professionals in the diagnosis or treatment of patient illnesses or…