- Position Title
- Health Technician
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CAZP-12731660-25-TJ Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, April 30, 2025 to Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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.
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).
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your background and experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. YOUR RESUME MUST SUPPORT THE RESPONSES YOU SELECT.
1.
Do you have (1) one full year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, methods, and techniques to perform successfully the duties of the position that is equivalent to the GS4 grade level, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position? Specialized experience is experience includes, but is not limited to: skill in phlebotomy to draw blood of patients of varying complexity. Using various computer menus such as CPRS, DHCP, and email. Knowledge of processing and storage requirements for lab specimens. Upload home glucometers, and continuous glucose monitoring devices. Prepares patients for and obtains 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs); Able to retrieve and print 12-lead ECGs from computer system. Knowledge of infection control, aseptic and sterile technique to prevent cross contamination and spread infection. Recognizing, reporting and assisting in emergency situations including CPR. Ability to recognize normal and abnormal EKGs. Knowledge of alternative position techniques for patients for the performance of EKG or phlebotomy. Skilled in interpersonal communication, both internally and externally, with patients and employees.
2.
Education: Have you successfully completed 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? (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)
3.
Combination: Do you possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education beyond the 2nd year of undergraduate school with courses related to the occupation and experience as described above? (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)
For the following item(s), choose the ONE statement from the list below that best describes your knowledge, skill and ability. Your answers MUST be supported with examples, explanations or additional information, on your resume, or included on other application materials. Failure to provide adequate information may result in your final rating being reduced. Please select only one letter for each item.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Operates and maintains (at the user level) a wide variety of physiologic monitoring, measuring and computing devices (such as vitals machines and EKG machines) to display and record vital patient parameters for review by clinical staff.
5.
Obtains and documents patient vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, oxygen saturation, and orthostatic vital signs). Recognizes and reports abnormal values to the Registered Nurse (RN) or provider staff.
6.
Initiates cardiac monitoring correctly and can print vital sign
7.
Performs venipuncture to obtain serum blood samples and blood cultures as ordered according to policy and procedure.
8.
Inserts peripheral intravenous (IV) angiocatheter into peripheral arm veins and convert to saline lock according to policy and procedures - able to discontinue peripheral IVs.
9.
Follows standard procedures set by infection control in all aspects of daily duties. Disposes of infectious material per facility policies.
10.
Verbally reports and documents in the medical record observations and treatments given to patients, using standard nomenclature and approved forms.
11.
Uses sound judgment to work with staff to prioritize patient needs and institute timely interventions.
12.
Assists with answering phones and placing calls/pages as needed and relays messages in a timely manner.
13.
Attends and participates in training opportunities in order to plan high quality patient care.
14.
Certified in Basic CPR