The position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19), Salt Lake City VA Healthcare system. This position serves as an advanced technician assigned to outpatient care settings such as primary care, mental health, and specialty clinics.

Duties

Assist licensed staff in the care of a variety of patients with complex medical, surgical, and/or mental health conditions. Assists with specialized procedures and interventions, and potentially life-threatening situations using established national/local protocols and policies. Observes Sterile technique when setting up and assisting with procedures. Observe patient's status and keeps licensed clinic staff informed of patient's condition and any changes in status. Perform observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel. Appropriately documents Vitals and findings in EHR. Preforms Point-of-Care Testing. Employs effective communication skills relating to patients, staff and visitors. Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment by keeping assigned area clean and in an orderly condition. Restocks supply cabinets in administrative and clinical areas. Assist licensed staff with medication administration in compliance with national/local directives and policies. Performing related duties as required. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0800-1630 Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Outpatient Health Technician/PD12968A and PD12969A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/25/2024. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 as described below: GS-06 Determination: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: performing both clerical and clinical duties in a medical/healthcare environment; answering and directing phone calls; scheduling appointments; documenting medical records; taking and recording vital signs; and collecting and labeling specimens. GS-07 Determination: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must also have one year of experience equivalent to the GS-06 level. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to: assisting licensed staff in the care of a variety of patients with complex medical, surgical, and/or mental health conditions, assisting with specialized procedures and interventions, and potentially life-threatening situations; possessing knowledge to recognizing life threatening situations and act to correct these emergent situations using established national/local protocols and policies as well as from training and competency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS) and the use of automatic external defibrillator (AED); observing patient's status and keeping licensed clinic staff informed of patient's condition and any changes in status. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ListeningProblem SolvingTechnical Competence 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 requires a level of physical fitness that allows for standing for extended periods, heavy lifting to position patients, and manual dexterity to perform clinical procedures. The work will require recurrent bending, lifting, stooping, standing, squatting, stretching, sitting and walking. Preferred Experience: Ability to lift 50 pound weight, a lot of walking, flexibility and good communication skills. Prefer one year of direct patient care, will provide training. 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

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 VA Salt Lake City Health Care System 500 Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84148 US
• Name: VISN 19 HR Contact Center
• Phone: 719-227-4600
• Email: [email protected]