- Position Title
- Health Technician
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSU-12707921-25-MN Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, March 14, 2025 to Monday, April 14, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from 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 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,
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; 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.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of Veterans Affairs? If yes, confirm:
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.
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.
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.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and 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.
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).
2.
I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.
3.
Are you willing to accept the conditions of employment as indicated in the announcement?
4.
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?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the GS-0640-06 Health Technician position. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire, for your responses are subject to verification. Choose the one answer that best describes how you meet the qualification requirements as described in the Qualifications Section of the Vacancy Announcement
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Individual Occupational Requirement: This series has the following Individual Occupational Requirement: 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.
NOTE: Your resume must clearly indicate and define your experience. Failure to do so may result in an unqualified rating.
Do you possess the Individual Occupational Requirement for this position as stated above?
NOTE: Your resume must clearly indicate and define your experience. Failure to do so may result in an unqualified rating.
Do you possess the Individual Occupational Requirement for this position as stated above?
2.
Specialized Experience GS-06: Specialized Experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable for this position at the GS-06 level, applicants must have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of GS-05.
Specialized Experience for this position includes but is not limited to: knowledge of clinic organization, functions, specialties and programs such as social work, nursing laboratory, supply business offices function, etc.; knowledge of medical resources in surrounding community; knowledge of medical and technical terminology; knowledge of applicable public laws, (College of American Pathology regulations); knowledge of medical and administrative records systems, Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act and HJPPA as it relates to release of information on patients and protecting the privacy of patient information; knowledge of critical lab values and the procedure for documentation of follow-up care; and ability to collect blood by venipuncture, label, process, store, and ship specimens that require reference lab testing or delivery to another laboratory area that performs tests.
OR
One(1) semester or nine(9) credit hours of graduate education directly related to positions
NOTE: Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-7.
NOTE: Your resume must clearly indicate and define your specialized experience. Failure to do so may result in an unqualified rating.
Do you possess the specialized experience or education as stated above for this position?
Specialized Experience for this position includes but is not limited to: knowledge of clinic organization, functions, specialties and programs such as social work, nursing laboratory, supply business offices function, etc.; knowledge of medical resources in surrounding community; knowledge of medical and technical terminology; knowledge of applicable public laws, (College of American Pathology regulations); knowledge of medical and administrative records systems, Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act and HJPPA as it relates to release of information on patients and protecting the privacy of patient information; knowledge of critical lab values and the procedure for documentation of follow-up care; and ability to collect blood by venipuncture, label, process, store, and ship specimens that require reference lab testing or delivery to another laboratory area that performs tests.
OR
One(1) semester or nine(9) credit hours of graduate education directly related to positions
NOTE: Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-7.
NOTE: Your resume must clearly indicate and define your specialized experience. Failure to do so may result in an unqualified rating.
Do you possess the specialized experience or education as stated above for this position?
Please read the followings tasks, and select the best response based on your level of knowledge and skill as it pertains to your ability to perform the duties of this position.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Protects computer data from unauthorized release or loss
4.
Enters and retrieves patient and specimen data via the computer system
5.
Maintains continuity of functions and provides full medical and administrative support
functions within the clinic to both clinical laboratory and administrative VA staff using
computer software applications, databases and automated systems to accomplish the
requested tasks.
functions within the clinic to both clinical laboratory and administrative VA staff using
computer software applications, databases and automated systems to accomplish the
requested tasks.
6.
Participates in continuing medical education and keeps abreast of current technology
7.
Follows applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files and release of access codes
8.
Communicates effectively with all pathology and laboratory staff, physicians, nurses and other health care workers
9.
Maintains adequate supplies (tubes, needles, syringes, alcohol, labels, etc.) in the phlebotomy room for the collection of blood specimens
10.
Builds and generates daily phlebotomy collection lists and labels, separating by appointment schedule times
11.
Inspects specimens to determine suitability or appropriateness for the test requested
12.
Supports health and medical staff during diagnosis or treatment of patients
13.
Organizes day to day work-flow and resolves minor complaints and/or problems
14.
Prepares and packages tests for shipment
15.
Accurately identifies patients and specimens and collects the proper type blood specimen for a variety of laboratory tests from both inpatients and outpatients as needed
16.
Processes and distributes laboratory specimens to all laboratory sections in the prescribed manner within established laboratory guidelines
17.
Performs diagnostic support duties such as obtaining blood culture specimens and venipuncture specimen by serving as a member of the phlebotomy team.
Your resume must be submitted in English and 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.