The position is at the full performance level located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Dental Service. The primary purpose of the Dental Laboratory Technician provides completion and assignment of workload in a manner consistent with skills of technicians and needs of staff dentists.

Duties

**THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** The Dental Laboratory Technician directly collaborates withall Post Graduate Trainees, Staff Dentists including both general and specialist dentists to design and fabricate complex dental or intra-oral maxillofacial appliances. This involves developing the design of the appliance, personally fabricating, or overseeing the fabrication of the appliance, and resolving problems in its fabrication. Such assignments require a very thorough knowledge of oral anatomy, tooth morphology and dentition, a thorough knowledge of laboratory materials, tools, and equipment, and a very high degree of skill in their use. The Dental laboratory technician does digital Scanning, designing of prosthesis, and milling using equipment and materials as provided. This includes fixed and removable appliances, and other treatment needs of staff dentists. The employee performs and conducts material testing for the Prosthetic Laboratory Director who is a Board-Certified Prosthodontist. This laboratory dental material testing determines the efficacy of possible materials that can or will maximize and optimize laboratory processes. The incumbent will plan and conduct classroom and or laboratory instruction for dental clinicians, dental laboratory staff and auxiliary dental personnel. The Dental Laboratory technician will work closely with Post Graduate Dental Training Program Directors to engage in teaching as assigned by Program Directors. Develops hands-on and didactic teaching materials (models, PowerPoint presentations) if needed. The Dental lab tech will propose and design dental models for illustrating the ways in how that model and its design affects oral functions and esthetics for use in instructing and planning for patient's needs. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (7:30 - 4:00pm) Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Do you possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-8, in federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Use of dental laboratory material such as impression materials, plasters, stones, hydrocolloids, waxes, metals, acrylics, porcelain, and similar materials; use of laboratory equipment such as hand tools, dental lathes, engines, and hand pieces, furnaces, casting machines, presses, flasks, and related equipment; use of precision instruments such as articulators, surveyors, and microanalyzers; and construction of dental prosthetic appliances. -OR- EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: Have you successfully completed 2 years of graduate education that is directly related to the work of this position as a Dental Lab Technician. NOTE TO APPLICANTS: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study; if that number cannot be obtained from the transcript, 18 semester hours will be considered as one full academic year of graduate study. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) -OR- COMBINATION: Do you possess equivalent combinations of specialized experience and education as described to fully meet the requirements of this position. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: CommunicationsEducation and TrainingTechnical CompetenceVeteran and Customer Focus IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 11301 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90073 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]