This position is located in the Nursing Service at the Northport VAMC.The incumbent functions as the Health Technician in the following areas to include but not limited to : The Primary Care Clinics, Community Based Outpatient Clinics, or other areas as assigned. Provides assistance of a technical, specialized, or support nature to health and medical personnel in the diagnosis or treatment of Veteran illnesses or medical conditions.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Clerical/Administrative Support: Provides necessary clerical and administrative support to the primary care clinic or sections assigned. Maintains Veteran's records/charts. In primary care, specialized training to provide clerical duties such as vista clinic appointment management, after visit summary printing, management of medication reconciliation list distribution to Veterans. Maintains Records Performs Veteran charting using standard approved medical terminology for human body, physical and emotional reactions, nursing care, etc. Enters information regarding care rendered and condition and progress of the Veteran. Reviews records for completeness. Identifies and documents problems or potential problems. Facilitates process analysis to alleviate problems. Participates as a member of the PACT team. Completes intake template including reminders as appropriate. Participates in team huddles, weekly meetings, and others as assigned. Performs Health Care Procedures Performs Veteran care procedures such as collection of specimens, applying dressings, adjusting simple supportive equipment. Performs simple procedures such as collection of blood samples or other fluid samples from ambulatory Veterans, application of sterile dressings to uncomplicated wound or similar Veteran care. Uses proper sterile techniques for collection of samples. Verifies correct labeling and Veteran identification. Assists with or preforms standard health care procedures. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health Technician- PACT/PD02313A Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/20/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-07 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Specialized Experience may include but is not limited to: Collections of specimens, applying dressings, adjusting simple supportive equipment, collections of blood samples or other fluid samples. Uses computers software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work. Maintains patient charting using standard approved medical terminology for human body, physical and emotional reactions, nursing care, and schedules appointments. Or Completion of at least (1) year of Graduate Level education that is directly related to the work of the position. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)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. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ClericalClinical Data Collection/DocumentationDiagnostic Medical TestingPatient Care 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: The workis standing, walking, bending, lifting and carrying of light items. The work requires above average agility and dexterity and may require heavy lifting of equipment or veterans. 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

If using Education to qualify for position, TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE SUBMITTED

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 Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Building 200 Northport, NY 11768 US
• Name: Maria Pelow
• Phone: 716-834-9200 X22439
• Email: [email protected]