WOC- Research Health Technician

Job Details

Qualifications & Requirements

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/26/2026. Experience: 1. Experience in clinical research coordination experience, knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), IRB and VA research requirements. 2. Experience in recruitment and regulatory documentation, and coordinate multidisciplinary clinical research studies. 3. Experience in Sleep Apnea Study. 4. In depth knowledge of medical terminologies. OR, Education: Successful completion of l year of study that included study in medical, health, or related fields. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of experience and education. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position. Critical Thinking 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 is predominantly sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there will be some walking, standing, bending and carrying of items of moderate weight such as large binders, banker style file boxes, meeting materials, papers, books or small parts. Hand and eye coordination for delicate testing procedures may be the only special physical demand required to perform the work.

Position Overview

Please note: There is no pay associated with this position. This position serves as a Without Compensation Research Biological Laboratory Technician within the Office of Research and Development (ORD). The VA Research Program strives to promote Veteran-centered care to improve patient experiences and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings, and to advance value-driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at the lowest financial burden.

Duties

• The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 50 applications. The first 50 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. Major Duties: Clinical research coordination experience, knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), IRB and VA research requirements. Recruitment and regulatory documentation, and coordinate multidisciplinary clinical research studies. Coordinate multidisciplinary clinical research studies. Conduct Sleep Apnea Study Execute variety of study protocols Communicate effectively with patients and ensure patient safety while understanding the effects of medications. Work Schedule: Full-time (Without Compensation)