The Health Technician works as a member of the Clare Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Primary Care Service, under the guidance of the CBOC Nurse Manager. The CBOC Primary Care Service provides comprehensive outpatient services to eligible veterans. The clinics provide comprehensive outpatient care to patients for preventative/routine care, urgent/chronic medical conditions, change in mental status and or functional decline. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. 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: Patient appointment intake, screening "walk-in" patients, administering vaccinations and medications, obtains vital signs, gathers pertinent health history, and completes a medication review, collection of lab specimens and processing, assisting with setting up equipment and procedure supplies, passing instruments to the provider. OR, Education: One full year of graduate level education or internship in a directly related field. (A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH YOUR APPLICATION). OR, Combination: Education and experience to meet total experience requirements. (A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH YOUR APPLICATION) 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: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires an ongoing mix of potentially long-periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, pushing, and reaching over head. All patient care activities require PC keyboard and mouse use for data entry in the electronic patient record. Occasional heavy lifting will be required, particularly for patient transfers. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patient who are combative. In some instances, interaction with patients, caregivers, and staff can become intense, and the employee may be placed in a position of stress. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs 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/ ["The Health Technician assists medical and nursing staff through technical, specialized or support services for the diagnosing or treatment of patient illnesses or medical conditions. The Health Technician will preferably have at least 2 years of experience with military training or private sector primary care experience. The incumbent adheres to all Joint Commission and facility regulations, policies and procedures. The health technician must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS).Duties include but are not limited to: Preparing a variety of technical and administrative tasks in support of clinic operations Collection of lab specimens including performing phlebotomy, collecting urine specimens and using a centrifuge to process specimens. completing tasks that are of a clerical and technical support to the Medical and Nursing staff providing ongoing monitoring of vital signs performing testing for blood glucose monitoring arranging and passing medical instruments and materials to medical/nursing professional for a variety of tests and procedures reinforcing education presented by a provider or RN including teaching patients and family members the necessity to continue the procedures for proper health care stocking supplies in exam rooms maintaining various unit logs and other related clerical duties associated with patient care and treatment Additional responsibilities will include: Ordering and maintaining supplies for unit Collecting and processing lab specimens; packaging labs for transport per DOT certification providing and performing a variety of program support duties as assigned identifies unusual test results or discrepancies/conditions that can cause erroneous results (e.g. instrument malfunction conditions of test performance, reaction systems and/or test procedures) observe all safety and infection control practices in accordance the procedures established receive and sort specimens check request slips for proper information log in specimens and deliver specimens to various laboratory sections Performing clerical functions such as photocopying, sorting, assembling, filing and delivery of such Answers telephones, sorts incoming mail and other clerical tasks Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm or 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pmCompressed/Flexible: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:Health Technician / PD99968A and PD99968A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"]

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