Announcement extended until January 31, 2023 The position is located in the SCI Outpatient Clinic, VA Puget Sound Health Care System - Seattle Division. The SCI Outpatient Clinic provides routine health care to Veterans throughout VISN20. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 01/31/2023. 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-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. 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 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-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience with scheduling, admissions, discharge, transfer, and patient processing; observing the patient's physical and emotional needs; medical terminology and ability to interpret physician and therapist equipment prescriptions; basic knowledge of human anatomy/physiology and psychology; performing basic health screenings; and use of computer equipment and multiple Microsoft Office software and other PC functions. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-06 level. You must understand that education at the GS-5 level or above is generally, not applicable unless directly related. I have successfully completed one year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. If using education to qualify for the GS-06 grade, such education must include courses directly related to the work of the position. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Customer Service Emergency Care Infection Control Patient Care 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 the incumbent be mobile throughout the Medical Center as needed, involving standing, walking, bending, pushing, and lifting (moderate to heavy). The incumbent must be capable of prolonged standing/walking and be physically capable of pushing equipment and assisting spinal cord injured patients with transfers, dressing and occasionally toileting. 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/. ["Under the direct supervision of the RN Care Manager, the HT provides clinical support for the veteran patient using the PACT model. The HT in the develops their practice and adherence to a high level of respect and knowledge of veteran patient rights and responsibilities. The HT's practice includes all activities of daily living, and general nursing duties and tasks to help the team provide emergency care to the veteran patient. The HT supports the unit operations and can be assigned clinical and non-clinical duties. Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Monitor patient enrollment information to the designated clinics, assisting clinic providers in enrolling patients into a Patient Care Encounter (PCE) module. Ensure accurate eligibility is reflected and enrollments are current. Work with a complex group of clinic providers in managing their clinic profiles, i.e., ensure appointments are made timely and accurately; maximize efficiency of available appointments and \"carve out\" slots; monitor \"no shows\"; coordinate cancellations, etc. Generate and review patient encounter forms and ensure that appropriate data such as health summaries, action profiles, laboratory results, etc. are available for the health care provider's use. When required, request information through Delivered system. Provide the clinic providers with clinic schedules, encounter forms, work sheets, and other necessary paperwork so clinicians are prepared to exam the patients. Serve as the first line of communication to the SCI patients, family members, clinical and support staff on varied issues. Perform a variety of miscellaneous duties in support of the unit, i.e., take inventory and requisition supplies, prepare ADP work orders for equipment repair, and submit engineering work orders for general maintenance. Incumbent will maintain various files, forms, and publications, etc. Assists with Telehealth technician functions and patient instructions for care. Participate in quality monitoring and TQI activities as directed, on an ongoing basis, assisting service line staff in service audits, reports, assessments, etc. May also assist the team in collecting and monitoring clinic data, performing time studies, etc. Collects specialized SCI patient data specific to SCI Clinic needs which may include vital signs, pain level, weight, height, and observation of overall condition relative the patient's level of injury. Assists with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and exams by preparing patients, ensuring privacy, and applying aseptic principles with understanding of SCI patient needs and level of dependence. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health Technician (SCI)/PD414540 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"]

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