USA Staffing

Position Title: Health Technician
Agency: Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number: CBSR-12128941-23-AW Opens in new window
Open Period: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 to Friday, December 29, 2023

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1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.

A. Detroit, MI

B. Pontiac, MI

C. Yale, MI

2. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:

Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held

Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.

Accuracy of Application Reminder:
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

3. Are you willing to accept the conditions of employment as indicated in the announcement?

A. Yes

B. No

4. Please select the appropriate response(s) regarding your referral eligibility:

A. Promotion Eligible

B. Change to Lower Grade Eligible

C. Reassignment Eligible

D. Re-promotion Eligible (previously held grade for at least one year)

E. Interchange Agreement Eligible (I am in the Excepted Service)

F. I am a Federal Wage Service (WG/WL/WS) employee

G. I am not a current Federal Employee

H. Unsure or this does not apply to me

5. Applicants are required to undergo and successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening test and must submit to random drug testing after employment. Will you comply with this requirement?

A. Yes

B. No

TRANSCRIPT REMINDER - If you are basing your qualifications on education (or a combination of education and experience) or if the position requires a college education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.

Assessment 1

Thank you for your interest in a position with the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Basic Requirements - This section will be used to determine if you possess the basic requirements needed to qualify for a Health Technician position with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Failure to respond to all question in this section will result in an ineligible rating.

1. Please select the answer below that reflects your ability to qualify for a GS 6 Health Technician position with the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

A. I have one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level that is directly related to the position being fill. This experience may include skill and precision in using phlebotomy needles, tools, materials; taking, recording, and reporting vital sign deviations to provider; obtaining specimens and labeling specimens for the laboratory; uses hot and cold packs, changes sterile dressings, cares for patients, and sets up and gives treatments that require auxiliary equipment; gathering diagnostic information using specialized equipment such as (but not limited to) pulse oximetry, bladder scanner, and ECG machine; monitors patient for adverse reactions, recognizes abnormalities and brings them to the attention of the appropriate medical health care professionals; records results and ensures that they are made a part of the EMR; independently performs direct patient care activities including intake, obtaining vital signs, ECGs, clinical reminders, and medication reconciliation; correctly documents all findings in the electronic health record; reports deviations to the nurse or provider; adheres to safety and infection control procedures; identifies and reports data relative to more complex, non-routine patient situations including subtle changes in patient’s behavior or condition or variations related to neurological signs, vital signs, or other parameters; recognizes signs and symptoms that may require nursing intervention and reports these signs and symptoms promptly to nurse or provider for possible intervention.

B. I have 6 months (9 semester hours) of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled.

C. I do not have the experience or education listed above.

RESUME REMINDER Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:

- Company name and full address
- Job title
- Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)

If your resume does not include ALL of the above items, you may not be considered for this position. Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume and supporting documents. Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS Please be sure to upload all required documentation prior to submitting your application. Required documents include:

- Resume
- References-Provide a document with the name and contact information of two references. These should be former or current supervisors. By providing these with your application you are agreeing to your reference's being contacted.

CERTIFICATION OF INFORMATION ACCURACY As previously explained, your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. There are specific steps in the selection process designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.

2. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.

A. Yes, I certify that the information provided in this questionnaire is true, correct and provided in good faith, and I understand the information provided above.

B. No, I do not certify/understand the information provided above.

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