This position is located at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center. It will be in Nursing and Patient Care Services within the Ambulatory Care Center Section. The RHJ VAMC is a 144-bed hospital includes six community-based outpatient clinics, a 20-bed community living center, women's health, and the full range of inpatient and outpatient care including Medical and Surgical Intensive Care.

Duties

The Health Care Technician is a member of the Ambulatory Care team and provides assistance to registered nurses, physicians, and other team members. The Health Care Technician works as a team member under the direction of the Nurse Manager of the GI Lab and ACC or registered nurse designee. Duties include but may not be limited to the following: Perform a variety of duties primarily within the Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) for direct and indirect patient care assistance. Assist with transport of scheduled patients from the Ambulatory Care Center to the Holding Area throughout the day when requested. Provide basic customer service for patient's questions and concerns before and after procedures referring more complicated and technical questions to the appropriate staff. Utilize universal precautions and follow all infection control policies and procedures when handling specimens, supplies and equipment. Identify and report skin conditions such as swelling, scratches and abrasions to the labs as appropriate. Maintain adequate stock levels of blankets and linen in all rooms. Assist in room tum-over by cleaning, obtaining linen, dressing stretchers, etc. Perform non-technical maintenance of equipment to prevent malfunctions. Assist team members in quality improvement activities and will update personal knowledge regarding current trends in patient care and safety through continuing education courses. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday 6am-2:30pm Telework: Not eligible for Telework Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: PD#7826-A Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement08/28/2024, . 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-4 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-3 grade level. 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. 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. Specialized experience includes: Handling all specimens in an accurate and appropriate manner and transporting to the labs as appropriate; Obtaining blood and blood products from the bank and transporting in a timely manner when requested; and Responding to emergency situations, such as cardio-pulmonary arrest, hemorrhage, and shock by assisting in performing resuscitation measures under supervision of professional staff. OR Education: Successful completion of two (2) years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects directly related to this position. A bachelor's degree or four (4) years of education above the high school level with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business or technical school, junior college, college or university for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR Combination: An equivalent combination of successfully completed post-high school education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience, as described above, which meet the total qualification requirements for this grade level. This education must have been obtained at an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. Note: Your experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailCritical ThinkingCustomer ServiceEmergency CareInfection ControlProblem SolvingVeteran and Customer Focus 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 work is sedentary. Typically the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as books, papers. No special physical is required to perform this work. 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

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.

Contacts

• Address Ralph H Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 US
• Name: LaWanda Pompey
• Phone: 404-321-6111
• Email: [email protected]