Summary

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. Battle Creek VA Medical Center is recruiting for Intermediate Care Technician to Service Telehealth Service.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 02/20/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education s described below: Specialized Experience: Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists - speech pathologists - medical officers - and optometrists. Therefore - technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge - methods - and techniques of the position to be filled. You MUST possess at least one year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge - skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of Intermediate Care Technician position; such as prepare and administer medications through various methods - examples include - intramuscular injections - subcutaneous injections - intradermal injections - oral - aerosolized including oxygen - topical intraocular (eye drops) - Otic (ear drops) - intranasal - rectal (suppositories) - local anesthetics - intraurethral - and intravenous. Perform medical interventions and administer treatments to manage care to combat disease or disabling symptoms example incise and drain various skin infections or abscesses. To be creditable - this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience includes: recognizing life threatening situations and act to correct these emergent situations according to established national or local protocols; understanding the legal/ethical considerations of critical care (e.g. - actual/implied consent - patient rights - advanced directives - etc); taking and recording diagnostic signs to perform patient evaluations and screenings; assisting in behavioral/psychiatric situations; and assisting licensed personnel with complex - specialized - and potentially-life threatening situations. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed one (1) year of graduate education or internship directly related to the position at the next lower grade level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one (1) year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school - 18 semester hours will be considered an academic year of graduate study. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. (COPY OF OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Clinical Data Collection/Documentation Manages and Organizes Information Medical Information Multimedia Technologies Patient Care Specimen Collection Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Preferred Experience: Telehealth Preferred Qualifications: Experience in the military as a Hospital Corpsman - Combat Medic - Medical Technician is highly desired. Examples of military occupational specialties highly desired - include but are not limited to: 4NOX-Basic Medical Technician - 4NOIC-Independent Duty Medical Technician - X4NO-Aermedical Evacuation Technician - 1T2X1-Pararescueman - 68W-Combat Medic Specialist - 18D-Army Special Forces (Medic) - 68WW1-Special Operations Flight Medic - HM0000-Basic Hospital Corpsman - HM8404-Field Medical Service Technician - HM8425-Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman - HM8402-Submarine Force Independent Duty Corpsman - HM8401 - Search and Rescue Medical Technician - HM8403 - Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Independent Duty Corpsman - HM8406 - Aerospace Medical Technician - and HS - Basic Health Services Technician. Physical Requirements: The work involves extended periods of bending - standing and walking. Generally - the work requires recurring physical exertion with assisting patients. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Duties

• The Intermediate Care Technician is an occupational specialty - especially for former military combat medics - medical technicians - and corpsmen
• The incumbent assists outpatient licensed staff with the delivery of care to patients with complex - specialized - and potentially life-threatening situations
• The incumbent assists licensed staff with preparing patients for medical evaluation - setting up equipment - passing instruments and providing treatment during inperson or virtual visits
• The incumbent operates specialized medical equipment to obtain diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes
• The incumbent is responsible for collecting a wide range of specimens and preparing them for transfer to processing
• Observes patient status and keeps licensed clinical staff informed of any change in condition
• The incumbent must possess the knowledge to recognize life threatening situations and act to correct these emergent situations according to established national or local protocols
• The incumbent initiates cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS) and use of automatic external defibrillator (AED) once certified and where appropriate according to American Heart Association (AHA) protocols and policies
• Observes patient status and keeps licensed personnel informed of any change in condition
• Clinical responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Vital signs
• Examples: vital signs - 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG)
• - Point-of-care (POC)
• Examples: Abbott hand-held blood analyzer (I-STAT) - glucometer
• - Equipment and surgical instrumentation set up
• Examples: skin biopsies (excisional - shave - punch)
• - Treatments and interventions
• Examples: Cryotherapy - incision and drainage - ambulation - and Foley coude' catheter insertion
• - Wound care
• Examples: bandaging - application of dressings and wound measurements
• - Specimen collection and Preparation
• Examples: collecting and labeling venous blood samples and mucous specimens
• - Assisting with patient exams and screening
• Examples: gynecology exams
• - Mental health care
• Examples: Crisis intervention - performs behavioral/mental health screens - conducts interviews - and observes behavioral patients
• - Preparation of lab specimens and transfer to the lab for processing: Examples: Labeling - placing in the proper bin or tube system
• - Assisting with patient exams and screening - utilizing technology such as telehealth peripherals
• Examples: primary care physical exams (heart - eye - ear - nose - throat (EENT)
• gait exams - and skin exams
• - Patient education within scope of care or while providing an intervention
• Examples: post - procedural care - splint care and wound care
• - Follow-up care: Examples: Suture removal
• - Electronic Health Record (EHR): Thoroughly and appropriately documents actions - interventions and procedures in the medical record
• Examples: Procedural notes - progress notes - screenings - photo-documentation and secure messaging
• ICTs may perform tasks after proper education - training and competency - demonstrating knowledge - skills and abilities
• Thoroughly and continually documents actions - interventions and patient response in the health record
• Work Schedule: Monday to Friday
• 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
• Hours may vary based on Veteran's needs
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician - Battle Creek/PD99968A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized