Description:
The VA North Texas Healthcare System is a large tertiary healthcare system that provides acute, intermediate, and long-term care 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week and on public holidays. The incumbent is required to work regular hours of duty on a recurrent basis.Requirements:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/02/2026.You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Individual Occupational Requirement : 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.
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 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 blood collection using a variety of phlebotomy techniques including vacutainer systems, syringe, butterfly, and/or capillary finger sticks. Interacting with patients, visitors, staff, students and volunteers in a courteous, helpful, tactful, cooperative, respectful and compassionate manner. Assessing patient condition before, during, and after procedures. Adhering to all universal precautions, infection control, and safety regulations associated with phlebotomy
OR, - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successful completion of a four (4) year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED). OR,
- Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience.
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/ .
Feb 19, 2026;
from:
usajobs.gov