- Position Title
- Health Technician (Emergency Medical Technician)
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- NE-1611-GATE-22-11359425-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, January 24, 2022 to Thursday, June 30, 2022
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
1.
Would you accept a temporary appointment?
Assessment 1
1.
From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your education and/or experience meets minimum qualification requirements for this Health Technician (Emergency Medical Technician) position at the GS-05 grade level. Read all the responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualification requirements, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Knowledgeable in proper lifting techniques of patients from lying, seated, or other positions to a stretcher.
3.
Provide advanced emergency medical care, at the EMT level, sufficient to determine an appropriate treatment and transport plan.
4.
Provide EMT level care in settings in which communication is unreliable and additional resources are not immediately available.
5.
Conduct non-technical rescue and perform search operations in low angle, on-trail, and off-trail environments.
6.
Work independently on assigned administrative projects or tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
7.
Take a leadership role to manage resources, meet changing demands and make quick decisions in life-threatening emergencies.
8.
Ability to perform initial and ongoing assessments on patients throughout transport.
9.
Establish the appropriate level of incident command based upon observations of the emergency situation.
10.
Conducts systematic physical examination of patient's condition and determine treatment methods.
11.
Monitor a patient's baseline vital signs (e.g., temperature, blood pressure, pulse) during a medical emergency.
12.
Determine causes of basic medical implications relating to trauma (e.g., closed and open soft tissue wounds , broken extremities, head/back injuries, etc.) to apply appropriate treatments to the patient consistent with protocols.
13.
Initiates cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), uses Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), and assists with airway management using bag-valve-mask (BVM), Oral or Nasopharyngeal Airway (OPA, NPA).
14.
Uses and maintains emergency equipment and supplies such as backboards, suction devices, AEDs, medication, splints, oxygen delivery systems, and stretchers.
15.
Use emergency communication language and equipment to accurately obtain and relay information from dispatchers or health care providers.
16.
Provide brief incident report to other emergency responders and dispatch using mobile radios.
17.
Collaborate with Emergency Services personnel to ensure emergency responses (e.g., injured victims, search and rescue) are assigned.
18.
Participates in quality assurance and qualify improvement through peer reviewing charts and providing feedback to providers using quality assurance or improvement standards.
19.
Collaborates with coworkers to recommend changes to emergency response policies and procedures.
20.
Performs impromptu training for coworkers on proper EMS techniques and use of personal protective equipment.
21.
Participates in and or conducts After Action Reviews (AARs) for complicated or complex Emergency Calls.
22.
Familiar with emergency and patient transport vehicles and their capabilities.
23.
Performing safety and maintenance inspections and minor repairs on emergency and transport vehicles.
24.
Safely operate emergency vehicles in all weather and traffic conditions while responding emergently and transporting patients.
25.
Operate emergency vehicles equipped with specialized features (e.g., power levers, buttons, pedals) to control the equipment.
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Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning, 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. Failure to agree to this statement will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.