About the Position: This position is within the DIR of Nursing Operating Room at the Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Perform surgical technician duties in support of the Operating Room Service by providing support for surgical procedures ranging from routine (e.g., appendectomy, myringotomy, herniorrhaphy, etc.) to complex, to high risk. Select, assemble, and organize required supplies, equipment, and instruments for specific surgical procedure in accordance with operative work sheets, physician preference cards and/or conferring with physicians or charge nurse. Obtain sterile supplies, sutures, dressings, linens, etc., for specific procedures. Open instrument sets, pour solutions, set up and adjust equipment such as electric coagulator, electric bone saw, operating microscope, air power drills, defibrillators, and resuscitators. Clean operating room after surgery, remove and dispose of soiled and/or contaminated materials. Select appropriate methods for sterilizing, balancing time constraints with possible detrimental effects of quicker methods. Orient and train newly assigned personnel and students. Give and receive in-service training in new technology, equipment, instruments, and new techniques.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• This position has specific initial background investigation and periodic re-verification requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis.
• Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing.
• A pre-placement medical examination is required.
• 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.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross. Advanced certification (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS.
• This position may include shift work or rotating shifts (evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, on-call).
• A work schedule that may require employees to *continuously* rotate from one shift to another at *predetermined* intervals (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.
• Moderate to heavy lifting up to 50 pounds is required.
• This position may designated as Inclement Weather Essential. You must make every attempt to report for work on time and/or remain on duty during severe weather conditions.
• This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.

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. Basic Requirements for Operating Room Nursing Assistant GS-06: Experience required for GS-06: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: organizing equipment for surgical procedures; assisting surgical team during surgery; and perform post-operative cleaning or stocking of the operating room. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Nursing or a related field of study. 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.

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-DD83DB DHA SAN ANTONIO MKT-BROOKE AMC DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk