Job opening: Health Technician
Salary: $47 789 - 62 122 per year
Published at: Sep 09 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located at A.T. Augusta Military Medical Center (formerly Fort Belvoir Community Hospital). This position performs technical and administrative tasks related to the treatment of beneficiaries in a clinical or hospital environment.
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Duties
Record medical information from patients into an automated medical record system.
Prepare patients for tests, examinations, treatment, and/or minor surgery.
Draw blood, collect, and prepare specimens.
Prepare and administer prescribed medication by oral, topical, intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular and intravascular routes.
Prepare patient rooms for procedures such as instruments, packs, fittings, adaptors; initiates IVs, draping, positioning, grounding, and ensuring an aseptic examination area.
Provide patient education regarding procedures, post-procedures, and potential complications.
Requirements
- Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
- This position has mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
- Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
- 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.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 screening and/or reviewing patient medical records; obtaining laboratory specimens from patients; preparing patient rooms for procedures for provider. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address JT-DHA-DDAAFG DHA NCR MKT-FT BELVOIR COMM HOS
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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