Health Technician

This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Delegated Examining Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same.

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. Individual Occupational Requirements for Health Aid and Technician Series 0640: Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists.

Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for GS-0640-04, you must meet one of the following: Experience: Your resume must demonstrate at least six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience performing the following type of work and/ or tasks, Examples include: Clinical and clerical duties such as scheduling of patient appointments, triage patients to obtain medical information and insurance information, ordering of patient/clinical supplies, data management and reporting.

OR Education: Your resume must demonstrate Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position. (submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses on your resume) OR Combination: Your resume must demonstrate a combination of qualifying education and experience that meets the minimum qualifications described above.

The percentage of the education requirement met, plus the percentage of the experience requirement met, must total at least 100% to qualify at the GS-04 level.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for GS-0640-05, you must meet one of the following: Experience: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks, Examples include:Supporting medical or health personnel, typical of medical assistant or health education positions.

Providing assistance in all clinical clerical duties in support the Nursing Department, Finance, Purchase Referred Care and Medical Records; creating and coordinating the clinical schedule for nurses and providers; maintaining purchase contracts; track and manage patient data for Nursing Department heads using electronic patient care programs and systems.

OR Education: Your resume must demonstrate successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. (submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses on your resume) OR Combination: Your resume must demonstrate a combination of qualifying education and experience that meets the minimum qualifications described above.

Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. For example, one full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. The percentage of the education requirement met, plus the percentage of the experience requirement met, must total at least 100% to qualify at the GS-05 level.

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Additional selection(s) of candidates may be possible within 240 days from the date the certificate of eligibles was issued for this announcement.

Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Health Technician Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Complete initial screening of patents in the clinic. Provide full spectrum clerical and technical support to the Nursing Staff. Support the medical administration by maintaining, ordering, stocking patient education material and prepare equipment requisitions.

Track, manage and submit reports from various electronic health record sources for the Nursing Division to the Nurse Executive. Help coordinate and plan Community Health activities for the Public Health Nursing program. Physical Demands: The work involves walking, sitting, standing, reaching and bending in the assessment and treatment of patients.

IHS Selectees whose duties and responsibilities require them to work permanently, temporarily, or occasionally in an IHS healthcare facility must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy related to vaccine-preventable diseases, consistent with recommendations for healthcare workers. Vaccine exemption requests may be available, as outlined in the IHS Employee Immunization Policy and facility guidance.