Health Technician

Description:

This position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the Acute Outpatient Nursing Division, Medical Specialty Clinics. The incumbent functions as a non-licensed member of the nursing care team and combines the responsibility and selected aspects of a productive team member carrying out and ensuring quality and timely delivery of care. The incumbent is expected to make valuable contributions to the patient care process

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/12/2025.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

Specialized Experience: Must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-4) in the Federal Service that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Health Technician. Specialized experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques related to the position and includes, but is not limited to: skill in phlebotomy to draw blood of patients of varying complexity. Using various computer menus such as CPRS, DHCP, and email. Knowledge of processing and storage requirements for lab specimens. Upload home glucometers, and continuous glucose monitoring devices. Prepares patients for and obtains 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs); Able to retrieve and print 12-lead ECGs from computer system. Knowledge of infection control, aseptic and sterile technique to prevent cross contamination and spread infection. Recognizing, reporting and assisting in emergency situations including CPR. Ability to recognize normal and abnormal EKGs. Knowledge of alternative position techniques for patients for the performance of EKG or phlebotomy. Skilled in interpersonal communication, both internally and externally, with patients and employees.

OR,

Education: Must have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

OR,

COMBINATION of Education and Experience: Must possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education as stated above and experience to meet total experience requirements. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (i.e. 30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Computer Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Infection Control

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 involves periods of prolonged extensive or considerable standing/walking. Lifts, positions, pushes, and/or transfers patients. Lifts supplies/equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching

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/ .