Summary

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) supports the provision of patient care using telehealth technologies which increase a Veteran's access to care and support a Veteran's self-management. a Veteran's self-management. This includes developing and delivering virtual and digital technologies which help Veterans communicate synchronously and asynchronously with their health care teams and coordinate - track and manage their health care.

Qualifications

***This is an open continuous announcement until September 26 - 2025. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. *** Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Experience and Education: Experience
• One year of experience in a health care field that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work such as but not limited to a medical or clinical assistant (or technician) or health technician
• OR Education
• Four academic years above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation
• OR Experience/Education Combination
• Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable
• Examples are listed below: Six months of experience in the health care field and two years of education above high school that included at least six semester hours in health care related courses such as - biological science - surgical technician courses - nursing assistant or other courses related to the position
• or an associate's degree in a health care related field
• OR Six months of experience in the health care field and successful completion of a course for health care technicians - hospital corpsmen - or medical service specialists given by the U.S. Armed Forces
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• May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
• Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
• Health Technician (Telehealth Clinical) - GS-5 (Entry Level) Experience or Education
• None beyond the basic requirements
• Health Technician (Telehealth Clinical) - GS-6 (Full Performance Level) Experience
• You must possess at least one (1) year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-05 in the federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge - skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Telehealth Clinical Technician - and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled
• Assignments associated with this position include - but are not limited to: Schedule telehealth appointments using an electronic scheduling system
• Obtain and document patient history and pertinent clinical information in electronic medical records
• Prepares the telehealth room where the Health Technician (Telehealth Clinical) readies the equipment for examination
• Establishes video conferencing connection and makes introductions between patient site and provider site
• Monitors and maintains electronic schedule of rooms - patients - technologies - and presenters
• administers the patient satisfaction survey
• Cleans and performs minor routine maintenance of assigned telehealth technology
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities (KSA)
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs
• Comprehensive knowledge of computer systems and programs to perform a variety of tasks
• Ability to communicate - consult - and interact with other members of the healthcare team - external relations - customer service and patient education
• Ability to provide and receive guidance and technical direction
• Ability to plan - organize - set priorities - work as a team member - and effectively complete assignments
• Ability to read - interpret - and apply complex written instructions
• Knowledge of general clinical policies and procedures in a healthcare environment
• Skilled in the use of telehealth technologies for the facilitation of telehealth clinical encounters
• Preferred Experience: Telehealth experience preferred
• Outpatient healthcare experience preferred
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-06
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-05 to GS-06
• Physical Requirements: The work requires some physical exertion such as prolonged periods of standing - bending - reaching - crouching - stooping - stretching - and lifting moderately heavy items such as manuals - record boxes - equipment or assisting patients
• The work requires above average agility and dexterity
• The incumbent may be required to travel between VA and/or Non-VA clinical care sites and possession of a valid driver's license may be required
• "Pursuant to Executive Order 14251 - "Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs -" the VA has determined that the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is no longer subject to the provisions of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute
• As a result - VA no longer engages in collective bargaining with the American Federation of Government Employees - AFL-CIO (AFGE)
• National Association of Government Employees (NAGE)
• National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE)
• National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU)
• and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and existing collective bargaining agreements with those unions are no longer in effect"

Duties

• Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf The incumbent performs a full range of duties and is responsible for day-to-day operation of telehealth services at the assigned location and between the assigned location and remote sites of care
• The incumbent may receive guidance from more experienced staff members and may provide guidance to less experienced staff members but requires minimal direct supervision
• Assignments associated with this position include - but are not limited to: preparing the clinical environment - which may include preparing medical and telecommunications equipment to be used for clinical examination and treatment
• serving as a telepresenter within scope of practice during clinical video telehealth (CVT) and VA Video Connect (VVC) encounters including tasks such as establishing and maintaining video conferencing connections - making introductions between patient site and provider site - following instructions of a clinician to facilitate an effective clinical encounter
• serving as an imager and clinical data manager for store and forward telehealth (SFT) clinical encounters including tasks such as capturing images - collecting data and transmitting them electronically for clinical review in accordance with VHA national guidelines
• taking measures to ensure patient care is delivered safely by following appropriate procedures for inventory management - cleaning of clinical equipment and the care environment while following all patient safety guidelines - protocols - and procedures
• completing standardized clinical questionnaires and templates within scope of training and applicable guidelines
• ensuring that patient privacy is protected by complying with all information security and patient privacy regulations
• receiving and scheduling requests for simple and complex intra-facility - and interfacility telehealth appointments using an electronic resource-based scheduling system
• screening patients for Telehealth modality and referring patients that do not meet established criteria to appropriate care
• monitoring and maintaining schedules of rooms - patients - technologies - clinical providers and presenters as needed to ensure efficient telehealth operations
• providing patient education via approved materials
• supporting the Veteran in completing patient satisfaction surveys
• communicating effectively with clinical and administrative staff at the assigned local site and those located at remote sites of care
• configuring - installing - troubleshooting - cleaning - and performing minor routine maintenance of assigned telehealth technology
• ensuring assigned telehealth technologies are managed appropriately to include inventory - secure - ready for use - and accounted for by preparing and tracking maintenance work orders - information systems - inventory records - and communicating with the National Telehealth Technology Help Desk to facilitate troubleshooting - repair - and coordination of replacement equipment as necessary
• providing established education and training to Veterans - staff and providers on the use of telehealth technologies and serving as a point of contact to answer questions and address concerns related to these technologies
• maintaining knowledge of and skill in applying an extensive body of rules - procedures - and operations in telehealth-related technologies and a variety of computer hardware and software used for telecommunications - data entry and retrieval - record maintenance - document and report generation
• completing other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 55655-A - 55656-0 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized