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Job opening: Health Technician

Salary: $55 328 - 71 932 per year
Published at: Dec 30 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located at Army Medical Center Eisenhower, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Serve as Paramedic, First responder and on-site member of an emergency response team (ERT) of an assigned Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) or Medical Center (MC) with responsibility for the Emergency Response Team/Paramedic mission. Provide a combination of technical (nonprofessional medical) and administrative tasks related to the Advance Life Support (ALS) treatment and care of patients in an emergency environment inside and outside the MTF/MC emergency room setting. Performs Triage to determine number and severity of victims’ and their conditions. Performs site assessment of incident location to determines requirements needed for additional or specialty resources, relay situation report and requests to supporting emergency service facility. Conduct intake procedures obtains general medical information, including allergies and drug sensitivities; and takes and records vital signs. Recognize, stabilize, and provide emergent health care to a range of patients presenting with complex or multiple emergency systems dysfunctions, injuries and/or disorders: (e.g., airway obstruction, respiratory arrest; cardiac arrest; stroke; (continued) mechanical breathing aids; shock, fluid therapy; wounds; childbirth; pharmacological crisis; diabetic emergency, electrocution, and various communicable and non-communicable diseases, etc.) Provide transport of emergency victim to medical treatment facility for further treatment or emergency inpatient care. Emergency Vehicles (EV) Operation. Ensures emergency vehicles are operational and ready, performing routine operator safety checks and emergency vehicle maintenance inspections of the vehicle. Coordinates with the 911 center or available crews for emergency ambulance response to include the military police and fire department personnel.

Requirements

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • This position requires regular contact with children under the age 18 and a favorable determination of suitability to do so.
  • This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
  • This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
  • The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
  • This position has a requirement to lift up to 100 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
  • This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
  • Due to the nature of this position, employees are required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
  • Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series.
  • This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination.
  • This position requires to have and maintain a valid, unrestricted State Emergency Medical Technician license.
  • Position requires a valid National Registry Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (NREMT-B) certification.
  • Position requires an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) advanced certification; and/or Paramedic Certification (NRP).
  • Position requires to have and maintain a current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
  • Position requires to have and maintain a current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
  • The employee may be recalled to duty from scheduled time off.
  • May be required to work on any day or shift, including rotating shifts and/or irregular tour of duty to include weekends, nights, and/or holidays.
  • Position requires to obtain and maintain NIMS ICS 100, 200, 700, and 800 level training within six months of hire.
  • Occasional TDY.
  • This position is designated "Mission Essential." In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations; the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes: (1) responding to emergencies (i.e. as an paramedic, first responder, and/or on-site emergency response team (ERT) member) of an assigned medical treatment facility or medical center with the responsibility of supporting emergency response mission; (2) perform on-site preliminary assessments of an incident by performing victim triage and treatment supporting emergency service facility; AND (3) providing transport of emergency victims to medical treatment facility for further treatment or emergency inpatient care. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

  • Address JT-DHA-DD83DD DHA AUGUSTA MKT-EISENHOWER AMC DO NOT USE Fort Eisenhower, GA 30905 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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