About the Position: This position is located in the OMFS department, second floor, Operatory Room (OR) setting & office setting, from 0700 - 1600. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Assist patients in an inpatient and ambulatory environment, providing scheduling management, and taking patient histories to prepare patients for evaluation by an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. Provide assistance to oral and maxillofacial surgeons during complicated treatments and oral and maxillofacial surgeries involving sedation on patients ranging from pediatric to adult, including patients with special needs. Ensure availability of equipment, instruments, and supplies for surgical cases. Function as a member of a surgical team in the performance scrub or circulation duties in the OR with special emphasis on oral and maxillofacial surgical services and specific Sterile Processing Department (SPD) duties for all surgical procedures. As a surgical technician, selects, assembles and organizes required supplies, equipment and instruments for specific surgical procedures in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires that you obtain and maintain a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• This position may require the incumbent to work on any day or shift, including PMs, nights, weekends, holidays, or on an "on call" basis, necessary to meet mission requirements.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or higher.
• This position has mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons.
• This position requires regular contact with children under the age 18 and a favorable determination of suitability to do so. You must undergo a specific initial background check investigation and periodic re-verification check for this position.
• This position requires the incumbent to have tuberculosis testing.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes selecting surgical instruments and equipment and assisting in surgical procedures on patients in an operating room environment, cleaning exam/operating room after procedures; reviewing patient charts for accuracy and completeness; and monitoring patients vital signs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Nursing. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages. Certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) preferred but not required.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DDAAFF DHA NCR MKT-WR NATL MIL MED CTR DO NOT MAIL Bethesda, MD 20889 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk