About this opportunity
US Department of Veterans Affairs lists this Intermediate Care Technician opportunity in anchorage, Alaska. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Intermediate Care Technician
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2026 or until the position is filled. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
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)
Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child (conditions apply).
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)
The Intermediate Care Technician is an occupational specialty, especially for former military combat medics, medical technicians, and corpsmen. As an ICT, you will operate within clearly defined clinical competencies. This position serves as an advance technician for outpatient care settings such as; primary care, mental health, and specialty clinics. As an ICT Generalist you may serve in a medical center, community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC), mobile medical unit or may have virtual/remote assignments. The clinical activities for the hospital will 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.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm
Compressed/Flexible: May be available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician/ PD99968S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Worksite address
anchorage, AK, 99507, US
Who can apply
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