Intermediate Care Technician

Intermediate Care Technician

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Birmingham, Alabama

Salary Range: $45412 - $65607 Per Year

Job Summary: The Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) Generalist is assigned to the Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This position serves as an advance technician for Patient Care Service Float Pool, IV Therapy, Emergency Department, and Inpatient areas (med-surg and ICU) as an ICT Generalist that will serve in the Birmingham VAMC.

Major Duties:

• GS-06 grade level: In a developmental capacity, the individual in this position serves as an Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) within Patient Care Services for the Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL. The employee will be responsible for learning the full range of duties as described in the GS-7 position description. The Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) will be under close supervision during the initial orientation programs which will rotate through areas within Patient Care Services. Supervision will be gradually relaxed except when performing duties which are new, unfamiliar, and relatively complex in nature. The performance will be frequently reviewed in terms of progressive assumption of duties and capacity for the functions of the position as more complex assignments and projects are assigned in order for him/her to gain familiarity with the basic functions, responsibilities, and structure of the target ICT GS-7 position. GS-07 grade level: The Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) performs ongoing patient care duties in an inpatient/outpatient clinical setting, including: Patient Screening: Performs observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel. This may involve completing clinical reminders, obtaining patient health history, chief complaints, medication history, and identification of health-related conditions that may impact the patient's health status. Clinical Tasks: Assists with outpatient licensed staff with the delivery of care to patients with complex, specialized, and potentially life-threatening situations. 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. 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. 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. Medication Administration: Medication administration will comply with national and local directives and policies. Follows national and local pharmacy and facility guidelines for disposal of medications. Administration methods may include intramuscular, oral, topical, eye drops, ear drops, intranasal, rectal suppositories, local anesthetics, nebulized medications, subcutaneous, and intradermal. Other duties: Performs other duties as assigned. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Preferred Experience: Phlebotomy experience preferred but not required. Work Schedule: The schedule consists of 12-hour shifts from Monday -Sunday: 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM, with rotating shifts and alternate weekends and holidays. (Hours subject to change based on agency needs.) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician/PD09449A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/18/2025. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05 and for a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 as described below: FOR GS-06: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. The Specialized Experience for this position is: Assisting in the care of the medical-surgical, ICU, or emergency department patient. Under close supervision, operating specialized medical equipment to obtain diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes (Examples: vital sign machines, Abbott hand-held blood analyzer (I-STAT), glucometer). Preparation of lab specimens and transfer to the lab for processing (Examples: Labeling, placing in the proper bin or tube system) For GS 07: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. The Specialized Experience for this position is: Assisting in the care of the medical-surgical, ICU, or emergency department patient. Operating specialized medical equipment to obtain diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes (Examples: vital sign machines, Abbott hand-held blood analyzer (I-STAT), EKG, glucometer); performing observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel; Prepare lab specimens and transfer to the lab for processing (Examples: Labeling, placing in the proper bin or tube system); and thoroughly and appropriately document actions, interventions and procedures in the medical record (Examples: Procedural notes, progress notes, screenings, photo-documentation and secure messaging). OR; One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-7 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. (Transcripts Required) Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience for GS-07. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have one year graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. (MUST SUBMIT OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT WITH YOUR APPLICATION) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Clinical Data Collection/Documentation Infection Control 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. 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/.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/18/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12829165. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Application Deadline: 2025-11-18