The Medical Instrument Technician (Hemodialysis) position provides hemodialysis treatment to patients with chronic renal failure under the collaborative supervision of an RN Charge Nurse, Team Leader, or Nurse Manager and requires thorough technical knowledge, understanding, practice, maintenance, operation per AAMI standards of HD water treatment and purification process, equipment, cleaning, and sterilizing dialysis equipment. 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. Education. There are no specific educational requirements for this occupation. Education may be substituted for experience only at the GS-4 and GS-5 levels. See the grade requirements part of this stan