Health Technician - Perioperative Job in Indianapolis, IN

Vacancy No. CBSR-12756661-25-JS Department Veterans Health Administration
Salary $45,378.00 to $58,989.00 Grade 6 to 6
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 7/3/2025 Close Date 7/14/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Indianapolis, IN


Summary

This position is located at the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, IN within the Nursing, Perioperative service. Provides assistance of a technical, specialized, or support nature of health and medical personnel in the diagnosis or treatment of patient illnesses or medical conditions. Supports medical and health care professionals in tests and procedures to diagnose, and treat medial conditions, as well as the completion of clerical and administrative duties

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.

Duties

Patient Care duties:
1. Makes observations and thoroughly documents care and the patient's response. Appropriately seeks assistance and guidance by informing the appropriate medical provider of changes in the patient's condition requiring higher-level intervention.
2. The Health Technician performs, reports, and records assigned nursing care in SDS/PACU.
3. Promptly recognizes urgent or emergent patient care situations, seeks assistance, and effectively performs supportive tasks as directed when appropriate.
4. Based on the patient's goals, provides patient and family health education, after initiated by provider or registered nurse, to include self-management, prevention, and wellness.
5. Interacts and communicates appropriately with patients and family members.
6. Teaches patients and family members to necessity of continuing proper handling and precleaning of reusable medical equipment.
7. Adheres to principles of infection control, safety, and universal precautions.
8. Incumbent possesses knowledge of proper handling and pre-cleaning of reusable medical equipment.
9. Demonstrates competence utilizing special equipment needed to perform job duties.
10. Supports patient-driven care in a safe, efficient, and cost-efficient manner, using evidence-based principles.
11. Promotes patient and personnel safety. Demonstrates competence utilization of Safe-Patient Handling equipment.
12. Technically proficient in initiating, performing, and completing assigned duties based on the Peri Anesthesia/Perioperative Care Model while providing care to variable patient populations.
13. Receives request or instructions for procedures. Interprets request for instructions for medical or health care personnel. Receives assignments for a variety of difficult examinations. Employee understands and carries out the request made by the health care professional. Monitors patients
for adverse reactions and takes appropriate action based on established policy and past experience. Records results and ensures that they are made a part of permanent medical record. Recognizes abnormalities and brings them to the attention of the appropriate medical/health care professionals. Performs other duties as directed or assigned.
14. Assists medical staff with or performs diagnostic procedures used to diagnose medical conditions. Adjust, adapts, and operates specialized equipment and accessories needed for difficult procedures. Perform difficult specialized tests and measurements that are preliminary to the
physician's treatment of the patient.

Administrative Duties: Provides clerical and administrative support to the unit. Maintains patients records/charts. Provides general clerical/administrative support coordination work for the unit. Accurately enters order and/or consults approved through Outpatient Protocols. Assist patients in contacting members of their care team within PCS Surgery and/or navigating through the health care system. Support clinical flow to
include but not limited to scrubbing provider panel, communicating with Specialty Care Clinic/Medical Support Assistance for scheduling needs, pre-appointment check-in, and clinical reminder review. Support completion of medical documentation through communication with the Specialty Clinic Team; to include FMLA, faxes, etc. Checks appointments, tests, and coordinates all activities and appointments for the clinical areas, avoiding conflict in patient treatment plan. Supports SDS/PACU through evaluating, answering, and sending secure messaging to appropriate care tea, member.

Documents, uploads files/documents to patient record appropriately in the Veterans Electronic Health Record (EHR) meeting facility and VHA Directives. Collects data from patients records in preparation for patient appointment or in quality improvement initiatives. Identifies inconsistencies or discrepancies among patients EHR and alerts appropriate staff for corrective action.

Work Schedule: Full Time, 8:00 - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Position Description Title/PD#: Health Technician - Perioperative/PD92089A
Physical Requirements: Work pace range from sedentary to a very rapid pace to include walking, standing, bending, and reaching. Includes lifting to positioning patients on/off gurney, and or wheelchair. Work requires specific, but common, physical abilities such as agility and dexterity to position patients' examination or treatment in usual alternate positions for patients with common disabilities. Heavy lifting occasionally may be required
to relocate clinic equipment or patients.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • You may be required to serve a probationary period
  • Subject to background/security investigation
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Under this Direct Hiring Authority, time in grade does NOT apply, even for current/former federal employees.

NOTE: You MUST include qualifying specialized experience employment periods in mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy format on your resume and indicate Full-Time or Part-Time (if Part-time, must include # of hours worked per week). AND, if you have held a Government position, that position's grade level MUST be listed on your resume; Failure to include all requirements in your resume will result in disqualification. Please refer to https://www.usajobs.gov/help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ for additional information on resume requirements.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-065 grade level in the federal service; experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: experience working in Outpatient Clinics, and Surgery Centers. Possess clerical and computer skills. Posses good Customer Service. Ability to communicate clearly and work in a team environment.

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.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

The following will be communicated to applicants for VA employment in a testing designated position and will also be included in all VA vacancy announcements for such positions: All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drugs use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

NOTE: You MUST include description of qualifying specialized experience with employment periods in mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy format on your resume and indicate Full-Time or Part-Time (if Part-time, must include # of hours worked per week). AND, if you have held a Government position, that position's grade level MUST be listed on your resume; Failure to include all requirements in your resume will result in disqualification. Please refer to https://www.usajobs.gov/help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ for additional information on resume requirements.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Required Documents

Documents Required:

  • Resume


Please review the above list to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.

Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

All applicants are encouraged to apply online.

To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/14/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12756661.

1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.

2. 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. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center.

To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Agency contact information

Justina Saucedo
Address
Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center
1481 West Tenth Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
US

Next steps

After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.