Summary

The Health Technician will assist the Research Coordinator in all day-to-day operations - including enrolling participants - collecting data - and providing support to the Local Site Investigator. The Health Technician will support the Research Coordinator to complete all required tasks - both clinical and administrative

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/17/2025. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirements: Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): 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. AND 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. Specialized experience is defined as: Support daily operations of a research program by conducting structured interviews for research candidates - collecting and maintaining data for prospective research participants - collecting and shipping blood specimens per research protocol guidelines - and performing routine clinical tests as required such as: drawing blood - monitoring vital signs and measuring lung function - body composition and grip strength. NOTE: This experience MUST be evident in your resume to receive consideration. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have one full year of graduate education directly related to the work of the position. One year of full-time graduate education is the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school - 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. Transcripts are required. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation. NOTE: Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. 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

• This is a non-bargaining unit position
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Total Rewards Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Telework: Not Available Duty Location Status: Will work from a VA owned or leased space
• Position Description Title/PD#: Health Technician/ PD227120 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary
• Typically - the employee may sit comfortably to do the work
• There may be some walking - standing - bending - and carrying of light items such as focus group audio visual equipment - Xerox paper and books
• Major Duties: Independently assists the Research Coordinator with routine study management tasks - including policy coordination and report monitoring and controls Study-related interviewing - compilation and analysis of data and development and reporting of recommendation and findings Performs proper collection and shipment of blood specimens Performs human subject study protocols - enrolls and interviews patients and obtains informed consent Serves as a primary point of contact for the research study among providers - patients - clinical support staff and other sites Oversees strategic recruitment development and implementation through events - fairs and conferences