This is an opportunity to become a vital team member of the Nursing Operations Service that will function as a Health Technician. This position will work as a staff assigned to the Transport team.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following duties: Provides safe and efficient transportation patients for various locations in the facility. Escorts patients to appointments and other locations within the facility. Transports supply items, laboratory specimens, and other items. Communicates with all staff, co-workers, and families and must utilize good interpersonal skills. Support customer service standards, promote a positive image of the hospital, and be sensitive and guarded with confidential information. Trained to identify readily apparent hazardous conditions which might impact patient transport and in various processes required to address and resolve identified conditions. The ability to apply basic infection control/safety management policy and procedure. Knowledge and skill sufficient to observe/report and document the patient's physical and emotional reaction to treatment/transport. Assists in transportation with final salutes. Work Schedule: Variable, including weekends and off tour shifts Telework: Not available. Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health Technician (Transporter)/PD06318A Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/13/2023. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-03 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 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. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have: Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Interpersonal SkillsManages and Organizes InformationOrganizational Awareness 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Requirements: This work is physically demanding, requiring periods of walking, sitting, and regular bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, pushing, pulling, reaching, carrying supplies, and similar activities. The use of mechanical lifts when necessary and good body mechanics is expected. Work is strenuous at 1/3 of the time. Incumbent will be caring for patients who may be uncooperative and combative due to physical or emotional illness. Incumbent must have the ability to function under pressure/stress typically associated with daily duties. Incumbent may be required to work, holidays, weekends, or rotating tours intermittently. 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

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

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 James A Haley Veterans Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33612 US
• Name: David Furnas
• Phone: 913-758-6436
• Email: [email protected]