About the Position: This position is within the Department of Surgery Anesthesiology Service at the Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Provide comprehensive patient care and assistance to the multitude of anesthesia demands and requirements, including patient care monitoring, patient transporting, positioning and having the surgical patient prepared for surgical anesthesia. Responsible for the preoperative anesthesiology support of12 main operating rooms, 2 genitourinary, Pain Clinic, 2 additional operating rooms on the 5th floor and all other ancillary areas where anesthesia is administered throughout the facility. Assists anesthesia personnel by handing items as needles, IV solutions, sterile drugs/supplies, and prep solutions to personnel responsible for administering the anesthesia. Recognizing breaks in aseptic techniques; changes anesthetic gas tanks as needed; aids the anesthetist by retrieving additional drugs, supplies and equipment as requested; keeps anesthesia equipment and supplies orderly. Transporting patients to and from the operating room. Aids the anesthetist in resuscitation during any emergency crisis in the Operating Room or any hospital location where assistance is needed. Cleans operating room by removing contaminated supplies, cleaning equipment, following infection control guidelines, replacing all anesthesia supplies, suction canisters, tubing, reconnecting and testing equipment.

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.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain current Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) 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 40 pounds is required.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.

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: providing preoperative anesthesiology support of operating rooms and specialty clinics; transporting patients to/from operating room; assisting with patient positioning during anesthesia procedure; maintaining anesthesia equipment and supplies room; cleaning and re-supplying operating room; supporting medical personnel in responding to medical emergencies. 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