- Position Title
- Health Technician
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- JJYN-12732231-25-ST Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 to Monday, May 12, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
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 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.
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 current level of experience and/or education that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience 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.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR):
Do you meet the following requirement?
Specialized 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 (Experience should be fully documented in your resume to receive credit);
OR
For GS-5: 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 (Transcripts should be submitted to verify your level of education).
Do you meet the following requirement?
Specialized 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 (Experience should be fully documented in your resume to receive credit);
OR
For GS-5: 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 (Transcripts should be submitted to verify your level of education).
2.
Basic Qualifications:
Select the most appropriate response that bests describes your experience and/or education to meet the minimum qualifications of this position.
Select the most appropriate response that bests describes your experience and/or education to meet the minimum qualifications of this position.
For each task choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Demonstrated broad knowledge and experience with various tests performed throughout a hospital or medical center including immunohematology (blood bank), microbiology, chemistry, urinalysis and hematology
4.
Utilization of emergency care procedures in the event that patient has a reaction to blood collection procedures, e.g. fainting, hematoma, anxiety, etc.
5.
Performs work related to tests and examination using the techniques of medical laboratory practice in one or more specialized areas.
6.
Collects and processes specimens obtained for analyses, ensuring safety and nontraumatic processes are used with critical concern for the patients and quality of the specimen.
7.
Makes gross visual observations and identifies subtle changes regarding the patient's condition during the collection process.
8.
Knowledge of phlebotomy procedures to include the vacutainer collection system, safety needles and butterfly collection devices, syringes and capillary puncture techniques and collection microtainers.
9.
Utilization of a variety of reference materials to determine specimen and storage requirements, quantity, patient preparation, etc. of any requested laboratory test including reference lab tests.
10.
Performs duties requiring knowledge of laboratory computer menus in order to be able to easily locate electronic requisitions.
11.
Receives and sorts specimens from inpatients and outpatients verifying request slips for proper information, logging in specimen, and delivering specimens to various laboratory sections.
12.
Prepares specimens for testing, such as labeling, centrifugation, decanting, aliquoting, etc., prepares reagents, performs tests procedure, verifies the accuracy of reaults and reports results in the local computer system
13.
Maintains the integrity of the collection process, ensuring the privacy of the donor, the security of the specimen, and avoiding conduct or statements that could be viewed as inappropriate or offensive.
14.
Responsible for the processing and handling of specimens used for Drugs of Abuse screening for outpatients in accordance with all regulations ensuring a valid specimen collection.
15.
Accessions laboratory tests via the use of local computer systems inorder to build, add/remove tests, edit, print and build collection lists appropriately.
16.
Checks for orders in the computer timely before and after arrival date ensuring authorized medical personnel have tests requested.
17.
Knowledge of appropriate tubes for collection and sequencing of specimens.
18.
Follows appropriate procedure for checking patients into the phlebotomy area following protocol concerning identification requirements before obtaining the specimens, logging patients in, accessioning into computer for proper labeling.
19.
Knowledge of pre-analytical phase of collection process including proper skin cleansing, etc.
20.
Documents and verifies storage and receipt of laboratory reagents and supplies accroding to appropriate procedures.
21.
Processes timely request for supplies to ensure adequate materials are always maintained.
Veteran's Preference Documentation Reminder - In order to receive appropriate preference consideration, you should submit proper documentation if you are claiming eligibility for veteran's preference, which includes a copy of your DD-214 (member copy 4 or earlier version that shows character of service). Applicant's claiming 10-Point preference should also submit an SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference along with the required documentation listed on the SF-15 form (such as verification of service-connected disability percentage).
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.
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) 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.